Matthew 11:2 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

When John was in prison, he heard about the things Christ had done. So he sent his disciples(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

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

DBY:

But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

ERV:

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

WEY:

Now John had heard in prison about the Christ's doings, and he sent some of his disciples to inquire:

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,

Matthew 11:2 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

Matthew 14:3 For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

Mark 6:17 For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.

Luke 7:18 The disciples of John reported to him about all these things.

Luke 9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

11:2 When John had heard in the prison. Compare Mr 6:14-29 Lu 7:19-28. John had now been a year in prison, to which he had been sent by Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee, because he had rebuked his adulterous marriage with his brother Philip's wife (Mt 14:1-11). Josephus says that Machaerus, a strong fortress built by Herod the Great, the father of Antipas, about ten miles east of the Dead Sea, was the prison.
He sent two of his disciples. To make the inquiry found in the next verse. The course of Jesus was so different from what John himself, in common with other Jews, expected of the Messiah, that after lying in a dungeon for a year, he began to be uncertain. If Jesus was the Christ, why did he not proclaim himself the Messiah King, destroy the power of the Romans and of Herod, and release John himself from prison? So he reasoned.

WES:

11:2 He sent two of his disciples - Not because he doubted himself; but to confirm their faith. Luke 7:18.

MHC:

11:2-6 Some think that John sent this inquiry for his own satisfaction. Where there is true faith, yet there may be a mixture of unbelief. The remaining unbelief of good men may sometimes, in an hour of temptation; call in question the most important truths. But we hope that John's faith did not fail in this matter, and that he only desired to have it strengthened and confirmed. Others think that John sent his disciples to Christ for their satisfaction. Christ points them to what they heard and saw. Christ's gracious condescensions and compassions to the poor, show that it was he that should bring to the world the tender mercies of our God. Those things which men see and hear, if compared with the Scriptures, direct in what way salvation is to be found. It is difficult to conquer prejudices, and dangerous not to conquer them; but those who believe in Christ, their faith will be found so much the more to praise, and honour, and glory.

CONC:

Christ Christ's Deeds Disciples Doings Imprisoned Inquire John News Prison Works

Christ Christ's Deeds Disciples Doings Heard Imprisoned Inquire John News Prison Word Works

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