Matthew 11:5

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

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 11:1-30

Matthew 11:3 . Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another. Brevity here is connected with obscurity. John could not doubt, after seeing the glory, and hearing the voice from heaven. The main object seems to be, to transfer his disciples to the pastoral care of Christ, as well as to obtain fresh support of faith in the time of trouble. Matthew 11:4 . Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see. Unfold to him the accomplishment of all the glorious works... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 11:1-5

Matthew 11:1-5Art Thou He that should come? John’s inquiryI. The inquiry made by the baptist. It was suggested by the incredulous state of his disciples.(1) Because if Jesus was Messiah He had not exerted His power for the deliverance of John from prison;(2) Because they observed that our Saviour had as yet made no public claim to the title; and(3) Because the manner of our Saviour’s life and conversation had less appearance of sanctity than the life of their master.II. The reply made by the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 11:5

Matthew 11:5And the poor have the gospel preached to them.The right of the poorI. Let us state the sentiment of the text. We understand it to intend the poor in condition, and not the poor in spirit.1. The gospel is not preached to the poor in order to mix itself with the questions of civil distinctions.2. It is not that the gospel regards social distinctions as chiefly important.3. It is not that the gospel takes the same view of these respective classifications which we are accustomed to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 11:5

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. Ver. 5. The blind receive their sight ] Our Saviour seems to say the same to John, that she did to Judah, Genesis 38:25 . Discern, I pray thee, whose works are these. The end of his miracles was the proof of his majesty. The poor have the gospel, &c. ] Gr. are gospelized ( ευαγγελιζονται ): they not only receive it, but are... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 11:5

blind: Matthew 9:30, Psalms 146:8, Isaiah 29:18, Isaiah 35:4-Joshua :, Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 42:7, Luke 4:18, Luke 7:21, Luke 7:22, John 2:23, John 3:2, John 5:36, John 10:25, John 10:38, John 14:11, John 14:12, Acts 2:22, Acts 4:9, Acts 4:10 the lame: Matthew 15:30, Matthew 15:31, Matthew 21:14, Acts 3:2-Ruth :, Acts 14:8-2 Samuel : the lepers: Matthew 8:1-Numbers :, Matthew 10:8, 2 Kings 5:7, 2 Kings 5:14 the deaf: Isaiah 43:8, Mark 7:37, Mark 9:25 the dead: Matthew 9:24, Matthew 9:25,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 11:5

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.The poor have the Gospel preached to them — The greatest mercy of all. Isaiah 29:18; 35:5. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:2-7

§ 39. THE MESSAGE OF JOHN TO JESUS, vv. AND THE SAVIOUR’S ANSWER, Matthew 11:2-7 . Matthew here inserts, not in its chronological order, a narrative, possessed of special interest, of a message sent by John from the solitude of his prison to Jesus. It possesses a marked completeness in itself, and should be read as one whole. See remarks at the close of the chapter. John was imprisoned probably in the fortress of Macherus in Perea, east of the Dead Sea. At what time precisely this message was... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 11:5

5. The blind receive their sight Our Lord here refers to Isaiah 29:18, and other passages where these works are made the proofs of the Messiah. read more

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