Matthew 11:1
After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
2 Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
3 to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
- KJV
- And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
- WEB
- When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
- ASV
- And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, [that] He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.
- ÅB
- Når Jesus var ferdig med å instruere de tolv disiplene sine slik, reiste han videre for å undervise og forkynne i byene deres.
- OTB
- Da Jesus hadde fullført instruksjonene til sine tolv disipler, dro han derfra for å undervise og forkynne i deres byer.
- B1930
- Og det skjedde da Jesus var ferdig med å gi sine tolv disipler disse forskrifter, da drog han derfra for å lære og forkynne i deres byer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 61:1–3
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Read in contextActs 10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
Read in contextMatthew 9:35
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
Read in contextLuke 8:1
Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
Read in contextLuke 4:15–21
He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:2
For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
Read in context2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
Read in context