“Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,”
Now when John heard in prison about the works of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples. John the Baptist, imprisoned by Herod, hears reports of what Jesus is doing — the works of the Christ — and sends his disciples with a question. The imprisonment of John, introduced here without narrative buildup, is the context that makes the question more urgent: the forerunner is in prison while the one he announced moves freely. The works that reach John in his cell are the signs that Matthew has been narrating since chapter 8.
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