Matthew 11:2
Now John had heard in prison what the Christ was doing, and he sent a message by his disciples,
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
In Context
3and asked —” Are you ‘The Coming One,’ or are we to look for someone else?”
Cross References
Matthew 4:12When Jesus heard that John had been committed to prison, he retired to Galilee.
Matthew 14:3For Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and shut him up in prison, to please Herodias, the wife of Herod’s brother Philip.
Luke 3:19But Prince Herod, being rebuked by John respecting Herodias, the wife of Herod’s brother, and for all the evil things that he had done,
John 3:24(For John had not yet been imprisoned).
Acts 19:1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland districts of Roman Asia, and went to Ephesus. There he found some disciples, of whom he asked:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:2-7
John's Disciples Come to Christ. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are… Read the whole commentary →