Matthew 11:2 - Plain English Version

² At that time, John the Baptiser was in jail. But people told him about all the things that Jesus was doing. So John sent some of his own followers to ask Jesus some questions.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Now when John in prison heard about the activities of Christ, he sent a message by his disciples

American Standard Version (1901)

² Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples

Common English Bible

² Now when John heard in prison about the things the Christ was doing, he sent word by his disciples to Jesus, asking,

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Now when John had heard, in prison, about the works of Christ, sending two of his disciples, he said to him,

Matthew 11:2 Cross References

Matthew 1:17

So in that family there were 14 fathers from Abraham to David, and there were 14 fathers from David until the time they all had to go to Babylon, and there were 14 fathers from that Babylon time until the time God sent Jesus to the world.

Matthew 4:12

After that, Jesus heard that some soldiers grabbed John and put him in jail. So Jesus left Judea country and went back to Galilee country.

John 4:1

More and more people were following Jesus, and his special workers were baptising all those people. Jesus himself didn’t baptise anybody, just his special workers did that. Then Jesus’s enemies, the Pharisee mob, they heard that Jesus had more followers than John had, so they started to watch Jesus. Jesus heard that they were watching him, so he left Judea country, and he went north to Galilee country.