Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Now when John had heard in the prison. For the account of this imprisonment, see the notes at Mark 6:17-20.
The works of Christ, he sent ... On the whole passage, see the notes at Luke 7:18-35.
The connection of this with what goes before it, and the similarity of its tone, makes it evident, we think, that it was delivered on the same occasion, and that it is but a new and more comprehensive series of reflections in the same strain.