Matthew 11:2
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
KJV
Ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννης ἀκούσας ἐν τῷ δεσμωτηρίῳ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πέμψας διὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ
Greek NT
Joannes autem cum audisset in vinculis opera Christi, mittens duos de discipulis suis,
Vulgate
Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples
ASV
Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him:
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δεσμωτήριον
desmoterion
noun · 4×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
πέμπω
pempo
verb · 79×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔργον
ergon
noun · 169×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: διὰ | WH/Treg/NIV: διὰ | RP: δύο
- διὰ — SBLGNT
- διὰ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- δύο — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. What then is it which he is bringing about? For that it belongs not to John to have doubt hereupon, no nor to any ordinary person, nor even to one extremely foolish and frenzied; so much is evident from what we have said. And now we have only to add the solution. For what intent then did he send to ask? John's disciples were starting aside from Jesus, and this surely any one…
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Cross-references
- Acts 2:22 — Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
- Acts 19:1 — And 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 4:1 — When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
- Luke 7:18 — And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.
- Mark 6:17 — For 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.
- Mark 6:17 — For 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.
- Mark 9:12 — And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
- Matt 4:12 — Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
- Matt 9:14 — Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
- Matt 14:3 — For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
- Matt 14:3 — For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.