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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 11:4

‘And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see,” ’ Jesus responds to their request by telling them to take a message from Him to John. They were to spell out the detail of what was happening. They were to tell John what they heard and saw, and He gives them the message word for word, for He knows that John will hear and understand, for he is one who is blessed by God. ‘Hearing and seeing’ is very important in Matthew. It has in mind hearts that are... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:5

“The blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.” We have already noted how all these ‘signs’ have been fulfilled in the ministry of Jesus as outlined in Matthew 8:1 to Matthew 9:35. See introduction to Matthew 8:1. Jesus is here thus recounting to John the details of His ministry. They are also the signs that His Apostles will perform, something which stresses their... 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

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 11:5

Matthew 11:5 I. We may always find Holy Scripture, in its endeavours to make men good, using such arguments and taking such methods as are within the understanding of the poorest and most unlearned, if they have but a will to please God. When it would teach us to love God it does not require of us to plunge ourselves into deep and high thoughts of what He is in Himself, but it tells us what He is to us; our Father, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. If we would understand how we are to... 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

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

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

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:5

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

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

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

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 11:1-6

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 11:5

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

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