Come to Me
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?” Matthew 11:3 · Berean Standard Bible
John's followers ask Jesus directly: 'Are you really the One we have been waiting for, or should we keep looking for someone else?'
This is one of the most human moments in the Bible. Even the man who baptized Jesus and declared His identity now wrestles with doubt in a dark moment.
John's disciples ask Jesus this question on John's behalf.
John's question is real and raw. He believed in Jesus, but suffering can shake even the strongest faith. He needed to hear the truth again.
John's question -- 'Are you the Coming One' (su ei ho erchomenos) -- uses a recognized messianic title drawn from Psalm 118:26 and Malachi 3:1, revealing genuine uncertainty about whether Jesus fulfills messianic expectations.
Despite John's earlier testimony at Jesus' baptism, imprisonment and the apparent disconnect between expected messianic judgment and Jesus' ministry of mercy may have prompted this inquiry.
John the Baptist's disciples relay his question to Jesus.
John's question is painfully honest: he had announced Jesus as the Messiah, but from prison, the promised kingdom of judgment and justice seemed nowhere in sight. He needed to know if his life's work was vindicated.
1After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
2Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
3to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
4Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
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