Focused Passage

Matthew 11:2-6

The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary

Matthew moves from John’s question about Jesus, to Jesus’ validation of John, to indictment of an unbelieving generation, to denunciation of unrepentant towns, to praise for the Father’s gracious revelation, and finally to Jesus’ invitation to the weary.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

6Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 2

Original words

MeanwhileδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJohnἸωάννηςG2491Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularheardἀκούσαςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularprisonδεσμωτηρίῳG1201Noun - Dative Neuter Singular[about] theτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralworksἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[and] he sentπέμψαςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-διὰG1223PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR he sent two of his disciples
Verse 3

Original words

to askεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularAreεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularYouΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[One who] was to comeἐρχόμενοςG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularorG2228Conjunctionshould we look forπροσδοκῶμενG4328Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralsomeone elseἕτερονG2087Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἀποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralGo [back]ΠορευθέντεςG4198Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] reportἀπαγγείλατεG518Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto JohnἸωάννῃG2491Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralyou hearἀκούετεG191Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionseeβλέπετεG991Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 5

Original words

[The] blindτυφλοὶG5185Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralreceive sightἀναβλέπουσινG308Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction[the] lameχωλοὶG5560Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralwalkπεριπατοῦσινG4043Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[the] lepersλεπροὶG3015Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralare cleansedκαθαρίζονταιG2511Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction[the] deafκωφοὶG2974Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralhearἀκούουσινG191Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction[the] deadνεκροὶG3498Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralare raisedἐγείρονταιG1453Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthe good news is preachedεὐαγγελίζονταιG2097Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural[to the] poorπτωχοὶG4434Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13.
Verse 6

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionBlessedμακάριόςG3107Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe [one who]ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singulardoes not fall awayσκανδαλισθῇG4624Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbon account ofἐνG1722PrepositionMeἐμοίG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Or who is not offended by Me

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