Matteus 11,2

1 Da Jesus hadde fullført instruksjonene til sine tolv disipler, dro han derfra for å undervise og forkynne i deres byer.

Mens Johannes var i fengsel, hørte han om Kristi gjerninger, og sendte sine disipler

3 for å spørre ham: «Er du den som skal komme, eller skal vi vente en annen?»

4 Jesus svarte: «Gå tilbake og fortell Johannes hva dere hører og ser:

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
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
KJV
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
WEB
Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples
ASV
Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples
DARBY
But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,
BLB
And John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent through his disciples,
ÅB
Men da Johannes hørte om Kristi gjerninger fra fengslet, sendte han disiplene sine for å spørre ham:
OTB
Mens Johannes var i fengsel, hørte han om Kristi gjerninger, og sendte sine disipler
B1930
Men da Johannes i fengslet hørte om Kristi gjerninger, sendte han bud med sine disipler og lot si til ham:

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