Matthew 11:4 (LSB)

Passage

And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:2 Now when John in prison heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

Matthew 11:3 and said to Him, “Are You the One who is to come, or shall we look for someone else?”

Matthew 11:4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

Matthew 11:5 the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Matthew 11:6 And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answered", "said", "report", "john", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answered", 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 Are You the..." into verse 5's "the blind receive sight and the lame...", so "jesus" and "answered" 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 "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.