Matthew 11:2 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 11:2

Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples

KJV

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

Chapter 11, Verses 1-2. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and preach in their cities. It is not as if He was unaware and asking; for He had already shown the others who were unaware, saying: Behold, the Lamb of God, behold Him who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29), and He had heard the voice of the Father, thundering: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased (Matthew 3:17).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Art thou the Messiah promised, or not? It is taken for granted that the Messiah should come. It was one of the names by which he was known to the Old-Testament saints, he that cometh or shall come, Ps. cxviii.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

John had heard in the prison - John was cast into prison by order of Herod Antipas, Mat 14:3, etc., (where see the notes), a little after our Lord began his public ministry, Mat 4:12; and after the first passover, Joh 3:24.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

The first thing that demands our attention in this passage is the message which John the Baptist sends to our Lord Jesus Christ. He “sent two of his disciples and said unto him, “Art thou he that should come or do we look for another?” This question did not arise from doubt or unbelief on the part of John. We do that holy man injustice if we interpret it in such a way.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὁ	Ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	John	G2491 →
ἀκούσας	akousas	having heard	G191 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
δεσμωτηρίῳ	desmōtēriō	prison	G1201 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ἔργα	erga	works	G2041 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
Χριστοῦ,	Christou	Christ,	G5547 →
πέμψας	pempsas	having sent	G3992 →
διὰ	dia	on account of	G1223 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
μαθητῶν	mathētōn	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 4:12
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
leads to
- Mark 1:14
  After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
- Luke 3:20
  Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
Through
Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
leads to
- Luke 3:19–20
  But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 9:14
At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
leads to
- Luke 5:33–39
  Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
- Mark 2:18–22
  Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
- Matthew 6:16
  When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Through
Matthew 14:3
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
leads to
- Matthew 4:12
  When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 6:17
  For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew