Matthew 11:2

New Century Version

John the Baptist was in prison, but he heard about what the Christ was doing. So John sent some of his followers to Jesus.

Cross References

Matthew 1:17

So there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David. And there were fourteen generations from David until the people were taken to Babylon. And there were fourteen generations from the time when the people were taken to Babylon until Christ was born.

Matthew 14:3

Sometime before this, Herod had arrested John, tied him up, and put him into prison. Herod did this because of Herodias, who had been the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother.

Matthew 4:12

When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee.

Matthew 9:14

Then the followers of John came to Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast for a certain time, but your followers don’t?”

Mark 6:17

Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John and put him in prison in order to please his wife, Herodias. She had been the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother, but then Herod had married her.

Luke 3:19

But John spoke against Herod, the governor, because of his sin with Herodias, the wife of Herod’s brother, and because of the many other evil things Herod did.

Luke 9:7

Herod, the governor, heard about all the things that were happening and was confused, because some people said, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead.”

John 4:1

The Pharisees heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more followers than John,