Text -- Matthew 11:4 (NET)

11:4 Jesus answered them, “Go tell John what you hear and see:

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Mat 11:4

¹ tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

² sn What you hear and see. The following activities all paraphrase various OT descriptions of the time of promised salvation: Isa 35:5-6; 26:19; 29:18-19; 61:1. Jesus is answering not by acknowledging a title, but by pointing to the nature of his works, thus indicating the nature of the time.