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Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
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Evidence Over Assertion
When asked if He was the Messiah, Jesus didn't just say "yes." Instead, He pointed to His actions. Commentators highlight that Jesus told John's disciples, "Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see." His miracles and teachings were the tangible proof of His identity, demonstrating that faith is grounded in the observable work of God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
The things which ye do hear and see (α ακουετε κα βλεπετε). This symbolical message was for John to interpret, not for them.
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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Baptist
Our Lord makes no assertion, but sets clear evidence before the eyes of John’s delegates. He based the evidence of his Messiahship on His miracles.…
Jesus’ answer briefly summarized his own miracles and preaching, using the language of Isa 35:5–6; 61:1 (with possible further allusions to 26:19; …
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
After saying these things, the Lord passed from there to teach and preach, and this was for three reasons.
