Matthew 11:1-5

Contemporary English Version

John the Baptist

(Luke 7.18-35)

11 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he left and began teaching and preaching in the towns.^[a]

²John was in prison when he heard what Christ was doing. So John sent some of his followers ³to ask Jesus, “Are you the one we should be looking for? Or must we wait for someone else?”

⁴Jesus answered, “Go and tell John what you have heard and seen. ⁵^(A) The blind are now able to see, and the lame can walk. People with leprosy^[b] are being healed, and the deaf can hear. The dead are raised to life, and the poor are hearing the good news.

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Footnotes

11.1 the towns: The Greek text has “their towns,” which may refer to the towns of Galilee or to the towns where Jesus' disciples had lived.
11.5 leprosy: See the note at 8.2.