King James Version
Matthew 11:3 in the King James Version says “And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?”
Matthew 11:3 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
The blind receive their 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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“he that should come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“do we look”
G4328to anticipate (in thought, hope or fear); by implication, to await
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