01.082. John The Baptist Asks If Jesus Is The Expected One

John The Baptist Asks If Jesus Is The Expected One (Matthew 11:2-6) (Luke 7:18-23)

2Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sentwordby his disciples3and said to Him, “Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?”4Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:5theBLIND RECEIVE SIGHTandthelame walk,thelepers are cleansed andthedeaf hear,the dead are raised up, andthePOOR HAVE THEGOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.6“And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”

18The disciples of John reported to him about all these things.19Summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?”20When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, ‘Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?’”21At that very time He cured manypeopleof diseases and afflictions and evil spirits; and He gave sight to manywho were blind.22And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard:theBLIND RECEIVE SIGHT,thelame walk,thelepers are cleansed, andthedeaf hear,thedead are raised up,thePOOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.23“Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”