KJV King James Version
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
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Matthew 11:2
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
WEB World English Bible
Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples
ASV American Standard Version
Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
Surrounding context — Matthew 11
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
5 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἸωάννηςG2491 · IōannēsJohnἀκούσαςG191 · akouōto hearἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoδεσμωτηρίῳG1201 · desmōtērionprisonτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔργαG2041 · ergonworkτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΧριστοῦ,G5547 · ChristosChristπέμψαςG3992 · pempōto sendδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθητῶνG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Matthew 14:3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put [him] in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.Mark 6:17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.Luke 7:18-35And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.Matthew 4:12Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;Matthew 9:14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?Acts 19:1-3And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,John 4:1When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,John 3:24-28For John was not yet cast into prison.Matthew 1:17So all the generations from Abraham to David [are] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon [are] fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ [are] fourteen generations.
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