Matthew 11:10 — Community Reflections

MATTHEW 11:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”

This is he of whom it is written: behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you. The fulfillment citation from Malachi 3:1 (combined with Exodus 23:20) identifies John as the messenger who prepares the way — the Lord's forerunner. The your face and your way address Jesus directly in the citation: God speaks to the Messiah about John. John is the one promised to come before the Lord to prepare his way, and the Lord has now come.

Church Fathers on Matthew 11:10

Sufficient had been now done for John’s disciples; they returned certified concerning Christ by the wonderful works which they had seen. But it behoved that the multitude also should be corrected, which had conceived many things amiss from the question of John’s disciples, not knowing the purpose of John in sending them. They might say, He who bare such witness to Christ, is now of another mind, and doubts whether this be He. Doth he this because he hath jealousy against…
Chrysostom · 4th century · Hom xxxvii

Therefore that this might not lead them to think of John as though he were offended concerning Christ, it continues, 'When they had gone away, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John.'
Hilary of Poitiers · 4th century

They had not gone out at this time into the desert to see John, for he was not now in the deaert, but in prison; but He speaks of the past time while John was yet in the desert, and the people flocked to him.
Pseudo-Chrysostom · 5th century

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