And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
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Gill's Exposition
When the men were come to him,.... To Jesus; "those two men", as the Arabic version reads; "the disciples", as the Persic version; the same that John sent from the castle of Machaerus, where he was…
See this passage explained in Mat. 11:2-19. Luk 7:29 The people - The common people. That heard him - That heard “John.” The publicans - The tax-gatherers, the worst kind of people, who had, however,…
Adam Clarke
Art thou he that should come? - That is, to save. Art thou the promised Messiah? See on Mat 11:3 (note).
Some have thought that this character of our Lord, ὁ ερχομενος, he who cometh, refers to the…
All this discourse concerning John Baptist, occasioned by his sending to ask whether he was the Messiah or no, we had, much as it is here related, Mt. 11:2-19.
I. We have here the message John Baptist…
Cambridge Bible
18-35. The Message from the Baptist.
19. John calling unto him two of his disciples The Baptist was now in prison (Mat 11:2-6), but was not precluded from intercourse with his friends.
to Jesus The…
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