Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Matthew 11:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
King James Version — public domain in the United States · Bible text and permissions
Quick Meaning
Sends two disciples with John's question about the coming one.
Read It With
- Matthew 11:2–11:6
Matthew 11:3 sends two disciples with John's question about the coming one; within Matthew 11:2–11:6, it contributes to this controlling movement: From prison John asks whether Jesus is the coming one, and Jesus answers by pointing to reported healings, restored life, and good news to the poor before blessing the unoffended.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Sends two disciples with John's question about the coming one. This precise contribution belongs inside “John asks and Jesus points to kingdom works” because From prison John asks whether Jesus is the coming one, and Jesus answers by pointing to reported healings, restored life, and good news to the poor before blessing the unoffended.
What Remains True
Because Matthew 11:3 sends two disciples with John's question about the coming one, faithful readers should preserve this verse's exact role, first setting, affected people, and the complete movement of Matthew 11:2–11:6 before naming an enduring conclusion.
How It Can Shape Life
- For Matthew 11:3, first state this verse-specific contribution—sends two disciples with John's question about the coming one; then explain it inside Matthew 11:2–11:6; preserve the source-controlled uncertainty—John's question can express doubt, clarification, or concern about expectations; the miracle catalogue echoes Isaiah but does not answer why John remains imprisoned.; and refuse this misuse: This answer does not shame honest doubt, promise every present healing, blame disabled people, or imply that John's imprisonment lacks faith.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Matthew 11:2–11:6 — John asks and Jesus points to kingdom worksSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Matthew 11:2–11:6, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and punctuation control without treating one edition as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file data/sblgnt/text/Matt.txt, Matthew 11:2–11:6
Open the Matthew Greek text file ↗Lexical and grammatical evidence
STEP Bible Data
Tyndale House Cambridge
Tyndale House Cambridge, repository snapshot verified 2026
Supports: Morphology and lexical cross-check for the expressions actually discussed in this thought unit.
Exact location: STEP Bible Data TAGNT rows for Matthew 11:2–11:6
Open source ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Matthew with Translators' and Textual Notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005-2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-attached textual, translation, language, historical, Jewish-background, and Synoptic notes for this unit.
Exact location: NET Bible Matthew PDF, printed pp. 1808-1867, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to 11:2–11:6
Open source ↗