John’s Inquiry
Matthew 11:2
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciplesBYZ and TR he sent two of his disciples
- KJV
- Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
- WEB
- Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples
- ASV
- Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples
- LSV
- And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
- YLT
- And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
- DBY
- But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,
- DRC
- Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him:
- GNV
- And when Iohn heard in the prison the woorkes of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and sayde vnto him,
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read διὰ (“on account of”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δύο (“two”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of Ἰωάννης: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνης.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: διὰ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read διὰ; Robinson–Pierpont read δύο.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννης ἀκούσας ἐν τῷ δεσμωτηρίῳ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ χριστοῦ πέμψας διὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ
- RP2018
- Ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννης ἀκούσας ἐν τῷ δεσμωτηρίῳ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ χριστοῦ, πέμψας δύο τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ,
- TR-Boyd
- Ὁ δὲ Ἰωάννης ἀκούσας ἐν τῷ δεσμωτηρίῳ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πέμψας δύο τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ,
- SCR1894
- ο δε ιωαννης ακουσας εν τω δεσμωτηριω τα εργα του χριστου πεμψας δυο των μαθητων αυτου
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 14:3Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
- Mark 6:17For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
- Matthew 9:14At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
- Luke 7:18–35Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?” When the men came to…
- Matthew 4:12When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
- John 4:1When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
- Acts 19:1–3While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we…
- John 3:24–28(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.) Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing. So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who…
- Luke 3:19But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
- Matthew 1:17In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
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