Matthew 11:1-7

Jesus and John the Baptist

1 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.^[a]

2 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples

3 to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

4 Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:

5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy^[b] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.

6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

7 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 7:28
• 2. S Matthew 3:1
• 3. Matthew 14:3
• 4. Psalms 118:26; John 11:27; Hebrews 10:37
• 5. Isaiah 35:4-6; Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 15:31; Luke 4:18,19
• 6. Matthew 13:21; Matthew 26:31
• 7. S Matthew 3:1
• 8. Matthew 3:1

Footnotes

• [a] Greek "in their towns"
• [b] The Greek word traditionally translated "leprosy" was used for various diseases affecting the skin.