Matthew 11:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Jesus answered and said unto them,Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: ”

Matthew 11:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Go and show John again ... - Jesus referred them for an answer to these miracles. They were proof that he was the Messiah. Prophets had indeed performed miracles, but no prophet had performed so...
Matthew 11:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John the Baptist ( Luke 7:18-35 ). In place of Mk.'s narrative of John, deferred to ch. 14, Mt. gives material from Q. Matthew 11:2-6 . John's Perplexity. It is a question whether doubt was su...
Matthew 11:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jesus . And Jesus. App-98. answered and said. . Hebraism. See note on Deuteronomy 1:41 . shew . report. again. Not in the Greek. in Matthew 11:7-8 .
Matthew 11:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Go and relate to John As John had assumed for the time a new character, so Christ enjoins them to carry to him that message, which more properly ought to have been addressed to his discip...
Matthew 11:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1347 CHRIST’S ANSWER TO JOHN’S DISCIPLES Matthew 11:4-6 . Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sigh...
Matthew 11:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: Go and show John the things - ye do hear and see - Christ would have men to judge only of him and of o...
Matthew 11:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Go, and shew John, &c.— This answer is a clear reference to a signal prophesy of Isaiah concerning the Messiah; and therefore it is manifest that Jesus referred the inquirers for conviction at...
Matthew 11:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? No JFB commentary on these verses.
Matthew 11:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Disciples of the Baptist 1. Tours of Jesus after dismissing His apostles. The apostles started on their mission about five weeks before the second Passover of the ministry (28 a.d.) and were a...
Matthew 11:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Go and shew John again. — There is no Greek adverb answering to the last word. St. Luke ( Luke 7:21 ) adds that “in that same hour Jesus cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spi...
Matthew 11:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 10 The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1-30 ; Matthew 12:1-50 I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1-30 HITHERTO almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging in our Evangelist's recor...
Matthew 11:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

How Doubts May Be Solved Matthew 11:1-10 The Baptist was languishing in a gloomy dungeon in the castle of Machaerus, on the farther shores of the Dead Sea-like a wild creature of the desert, su...
Matthew 11:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This picture of John is very full of pathos-from the high triumph of inspired preaching to the solitude and loneliness of a prison. John made as direct application to Jesus as his circumstances permi...
Matthew 11:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

CHRISTIANITY AND HUMAN SORROW ‘Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see.’ Matthew 11:4 What answer did our Lord send back to the Baptis...
Matthew 11:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jesus answered and said unto them ,.... Not by an express declaration, that he was the Messiah that was to come, and they were not to look for any other; but he bids them go, and show John again,...
Matthew 11:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: Ver. 4. Jesus answered and said, &c. ] Our Saviour rated them not, chased them not away from h...
Matthew 11:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now when John had heard in the prison (into which he had been cast by Herod Antipas, a little after he began his public ministry, chap. Matthew 4:12 , and Matthew 14:3 , &c.) of the works of...
Matthew 11:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Throughout Israel now the Lord carries on an intensive teaching and preaching in their cities. John the Baptist hears of this in the prison, but he is deeply puzzled, for he sends two of his disciple...
Matthew 11:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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...
Matthew 11:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 11:6 " .
Matthew 11:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Assures John That He, Jesus, Is The Expected Coming One For Whom John Was Preparing The Way (11:2-6). John, languishing in a dungeon in the Fortress of Machaerus, east of Jordan, (compare M...
Matthew 11:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES The general heading of the chapter may be given as: Jesus judging His contemporaries and Himself ( A. B. Bruce, D.D .). Hitherto almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging...
Matthew 11:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 11:1-6 Jesus and His Doubters. I. The doubt. It is not at all clear who doubted, whether John or his disciples, or indeed whether they all did. The stoutest faith has often failed before...
Matthew 11:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 11:1-5 . And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities. Now when John had heard in the prison th...
Matthew 11:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 11:3 . Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another. Brevity here is connected with obscurity. John could not doubt, after seeing the glory, and hearing the voice from heaven. T...
Matthew 11:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Art Thou He that should come? John’s inquiry I. The inquiry made by the baptist. It was suggested by the incredulous state of his disciples. (1) Because if Jesus was Messiah He had not exerted...
Matthew 11:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 11:1 Matthew only. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end. The same formula recurs in Matthew 7:28 ; Matthew 13:53 ; Matthew 19:1 ; Matthew 26:1 . In all f...
Matthew 11:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those thing's which ye do hear and see:
Matthew 11:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Go and tell John the things that ye hear and see — Which are a stronger proof of my being the Messiah, than any bare assertion can be.

Matthew 11:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 11:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 11:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 11:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 11:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 11:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 11:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 11:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 11:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 11:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 11:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 11:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 11:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 11:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 11:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 11:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 11:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 11:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes