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John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus

1 Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to ateach and to preach in their cities.  
2 aAnd when John had heard bin prison about the works of Christ, he1 sent two of his disciples  
3 and said to Him, “Are You athe Coming One, or do we look for another?”  
4 Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
5 aThe blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and bthe poor have the gospel preached to them.  
6 And blessed is he who is not aoffended because of Me.”  
7 aAs they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? bA reed shaken by the wind?  
8 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, aand more than a prophet.  
10 For this is he of whom it is written:
a‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’  
11 “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12 aAnd from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.  
13 aFor all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.  
14 And if you are willing to receive it, he is aElijah who is to come.  
15 aHe who has ears to hear, let him hear!  
16 a“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,  
17 and saying:
‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not1 dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not lament.’  
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Matthew 11:1

He departed thence to teach and preach (metebh ekeiqen tou didaskein kai khrussein). In five instances (Matthew 7:28; Matthew 11:1; Matthew 13:53; Matthew 19:1; Matthew 26:1) after great discourses by Jesus "the transition to what follows is made with the formula, 'And it came to pass when Jesus had ended'" (McNeile). This is a wrong chapter division, for Matthew 11:1 belongs with the preceding section. "

Commanding" (diatasswn, complementary participle with etelesen), means giving orders in detail (dia-) for each of them. Note both "teach and preach" as in Matthew 4:23. Where did Jesus go? Did he follow behind the twelve as he did with the seventy "whither he himself was about to come" (Luke 10:1)? Bruce holds with Chrysostom that Jesus avoided the places where they were, giving them room and time to do their work. But, if Jesus himself went to the chief cities of Galilee on this tour, he would be compelled to touch many of the same points. Jesus would naturally follow behind at some distance. At the end of the tour the apostles come together in Capernaum and tell Jesus all that they had done and that they had taught (Mark 6:30). Matthew follows the general outline of Mark, but the events are not grouped in chronological order here.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 11:1:

Matthew 11:1
Matthew 19:1
Galatians 3:19

 

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