The things which ye do hear and see (α ακουετε κα βλεπετε). This symbolical message was for John to interpret, not for them.

Go and shew John again, etc. Jesus referred them for an answer to these miracles. They were proof that he was the Messiah. Prophets had in…

Go and show John again —There is no Greek adverb corresponding to the last word. St. Luke adds that in that same hour Jesus cu…

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities. Now w…

Glossa Ordinaria: The Evangelist had shown above how Christ's miracles and teaching instructed both His disciples and the mult…

Jesus’ answer briefly summarized his own miracles and preaching, using the language of Isa 35:5–6; 61:1 (with po ible further allusions to 26:19; 2…

Go and relate to John. As John had, for the time, assumed a new character, so Christ instructs them to carry to him that message, which mo…

Jesus answered and said to them
Not by an express declaration, that he was the Messiah that was to come, and they we…

Some think that John sent this inquiry for his own satisfaction. Where there is true faith, there may yet be a mixture of unbelief. The remaining u…

After saying these things, the Lord pa ed from there to teach and preach, and this was for three reasons.