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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:2-6

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 Matthew 4:12; Matthew 14:3-5), was clearly puzzled. He had come to prepare the way for the Coming One Who was promised, the One Who was to succeed him. And he had expected to hear of wonderful things happening. He had expected to hear of an even greater response of people than he himself had seen, with... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:2-12

The Messiah Has Come, And One Who Is More Than the Messiah, Overcoming the Powers of Satan, And While Rejected By The Many He Is Revealing Himself And Being Accepted By Babes And By The Meek and Lowly And Those Who Do The Will Of His Father Who Form His New Household (11:2-12). Central to this whole section is Matthew’s declaration of Jesus as the One Who has come ‘fulfilling’ the Isaianic prophecy concerning the Servant of YHWH (Matthew 12:17-21). For justification of this statement see the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:6

“And blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.” And then He adds a rider to what He has said so as to remind John that although he may not understand, he must trust and believe. He must not stumble over the fact that Jesus is not exactly what he was expecting, for great prophet that he was, even his understanding was limited by his background and expectations. This reference to Jesus being a possible stumbling block links Him with Isaiah 8:24-25 where God Himself is the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:2-19

Matthew 11:2-Psalms : . John the Baptist ( Luke 7:18-Habakkuk :).— In place of Mk.’ s narrative of John, deferred to ch. 14, Mt. gives material from Q. Matthew 11:2-Joshua : . John’ s Perplexity.— It is a question whether doubt was supervening upon the Baptist’ s first faith, or whether Matthew 3:14 f. is unhistorical, and John had all along been uncertain. In 2 Cod. Bezæ reads “ the works of Jesus.” In Matthew 11:5 we have to decide whether Jesus refers the embassy to a series of physical... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 11:4-6

We must imagine these disciples of John to have stayed with Christ some time, and to have seen him work some of these miracles, and to have heard him preach, and seen the great success of his ministry, and then to have left him with this answer. Luke therefore addeth, Luke 7:21, And in the same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. Then he repeateth the answer which we have here, in which our Saviour refereth unto... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 11:1-6

CRITICAL NOTESThe 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 in our Evangelist’s record of the Saviour’s ministry. But the path of the King is not to be a triumphal progress. It is to be a via dolorosa, leading to a cross and a grave. It is not at all to be wondered at, then, that the Evangelist should now give his readers some idea of the discouragements which met... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 11:1-6

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 now; ours has often failed us in circumstances far less grievous than these. John was indeed a prophet, but he did not cease to be human on that account. He had done his work before his imprisonment. The movement was too advanced to be determined henceforth by any influences which might proceed from... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 11:4-6

DISCOURSE: 1347CHRIST’S ANSWER TO JOHN’S DISCIPLESMatthew 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 sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them) and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me.IT has pleased God in every age so to deal with his most favoured servants as to shew, that though he had raised... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Matthew 11:6

blessed In prison, the King rejected, John's faith wavers; the Lord exhorts and encourages His servant. Cf. John 15:20; Isaiah 42:3. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 11:1-30

Chapter 11Now it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of these commandments, he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities ( Matthew 11:1 ).So He sent them out in front of them, and then He departed and was following up now, and coming into the cities. They were sort of the advance men for Him to go out in advance.Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and he said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?... read more