Matthew 11:4 (DBY)

Passage

And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:2 But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

Matthew 11:3 and said to him, Art *thou* the coming [one]? or are we to wait for another?

Matthew 11:4 And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.

Matthew 11:5 Blind [men] see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:

Matthew 11:6 and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answering", "said", "report", "john", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "and said to him Art thou the..." into verse 5's "Blind men see and lame walk lepers...", so "jesus" and "answering" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "answering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.