Matthew 11:2-6

Messengers from John the Baptist

² _e Now when John heard _f in prison about the deeds of _g the Christ, he sent word by _h his disciples ³ and said to him, "Are you _i the one who is to come, or shall we _j look for another?" ⁴ And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: ⁵ _k the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers ₁ are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and _l the poor have good news preached to them. ⁶ And blessed is the one who _m is not offended by me."

1. Cross References
   Matthew 11:2 - 19
   Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples
   Luke 7:18 - 35
   The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 14:3
   For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
   Matthew 4:12
   Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 1:17
   So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 9:14
   Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 11:2 - 19
   Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples
   Luke 7:18 - 35
   The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John.
   
6. Cross References
   John 4:25
   The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.
   John 6:14
   When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!
   John 11:27
   She said to him, "Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.
   
7. Cross References
   Luke 3:15
   As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ.
   
8. Cross References
   Luke 7:22
   And he answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them.
   
9. Cross References
   Luke 4:18
   The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.
   Matthew 5:3
   Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
   James 2:5
   Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
   
10. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:14 - 15
    And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
    John 6:61
    But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, "Do you take offense at this?