Matthew 11:3 (YLT)

Passage

said to him, `Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?'

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended directing his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

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

Matthew 11:3 said to him, `Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?'

Matthew 11:4 And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see,

Matthew 11:5 blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "thou", "coming", "another", and "look". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And John having heard in the prison..." into verse 4's "And Jesus answering said to them Having...", so "said" and "thou" 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 "said" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.