Matthew 11:4

4 And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.

Matthew 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 11:4

Jesus answered and said unto them
Not by an express declaration, that he was the Messiah that was to come, and they were not to look for any other; but he bids them

go, and show John again, those things which ye do hear and see.
Christ would have them go back to John in prison, and relate to him the doctrines which they had heard preached by him to the poor; and the miracles which they had seen with their own eyes, then wrought by him; as well as many others, which were attested to them by credible witnesses; for there were at that time about Christ, that had infirmities, plagues, and evil spirits, and that were blind, and he instantly cured them in their presence; see ( Luke 7:21 ) .

Matthew 11:4 In-Context

2 But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

3 and said to him, Art *thou* the coming [one]? or are we to wait for another?

4 And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.

5 Blind [men] see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:

6 and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.