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Matthew 11

Matt. 11:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And said
epo (Greek #2036)
to speak or say (by word or writing)
KJV usage: answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare 3004.
Pronounce: ep'-o
Origin: a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483, and 5346)
unto him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, Art
ei (Greek #1488)
thou art
KJV usage: art, be.
Pronounce: i
Origin: second person singular present of 1510
thou
su (Greek #4771)
thou
KJV usage: thou. See also 4571, 4671, 4675; and for the plural 5209, 5210, 5213, 5216.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: the person pronoun of the second person singular
he that should come
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
erchomai (Greek #2064)
middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι (el-yoo'-thom-ahee), or (active) ἔλθω (el'-tho), which do not otherwise occur) to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
Pronounce: er'-khom-ahee
, or
e (Greek #2228)
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
KJV usage: and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially 2235, 2260, 2273.
Pronounce: ay
Origin: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms
do we look for
prosdokao (Greek #4328)
to anticipate (in thought, hope or fear); by implication, to await
KJV usage: (be in) expect(-ation), look (for), when looked, tarry, wait for.
Pronounce: pros-dok-ah'-o
Origin: from 4314 and dokeuo (to watch)
another
heteros (Greek #2087)
(an-, the) other or different
KJV usage: altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange.
Pronounce: het'-er-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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Matt. 2:2‑6• 2Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.
 3But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
 4and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
 5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
 6And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel. (Matt. 2:2‑6)
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Gen. 3:15• 15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel. (Gen. 3:15)
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Gen. 12:3• 3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 12:3)
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Gen. 49:10• 10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:10)
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Num. 24:17• 17I shall see him, but not now:{HR}I shall behold him, but not nigh.{HR}There shall come a Star out of Jacob,{HR}And a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel,{HR}And shall smite the corners of Moab,{HR}And destroy all the children of Sheth. (Num. 24:17)
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Deut. 18:15‑18• 15Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
 16according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire anymore, that I die not.
 17And Jehovah said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.
 18I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. (Deut. 18:15‑18)
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Psa. 2:6‑12• 6"Yet have I anointed my king upon Zion{HR}The mountain of my holiness."
 7"Let me declare the decree;{HR}Jehovah said unto me,{HR}'Thou art my Son;{HR}This day have I begotten thee.'
 8Ask of me, and I will give nations [for] thine inheritance,{HR}And the ends of the earth [for] thy possession.
 9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;{HR}As a potter's vessel shalt thou dash them in pieces."
 10And now, O ye kings, be wise;{HR}Be admonished, ye judges of the earth;
 11Serve Jehovah with fear and rejoice with trembling;
 12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and ye perish in the way{HR}When his anger consumeth but a little:{HR}Blessed [are] all who trust in him. (Psa. 2:6‑12)
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Psa. 110:1‑5• 1A psalm of David.{HR}Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand{HR}Until I make thine enemies a stool for thy feet.
 2Jehovah shall send the rod of thy might out of Zion:{HR}Rule in the midst of thine enemies.
 3Thy people offer themselves willingly{HR}In the day of thy power, in ornaments of holiness;{HR}From the womb of the dawn to thee [is] the dew of thy youth.
 4Jehovah hath sworn and will not repent,{HR}Thou [art] priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
 5The Lord at thy right hand hath smitten kings in the day of his anger. (Psa. 110:1‑5)
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Isa. 7:14• 14Therefore will Jehovah Himself give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isa. 7:14)
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Isa. 9:6‑7• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of eternity , Prince of Peace.
 7To the increase of the government and to peace [there shall be] no end upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The jealousy of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:6‑7)
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Jer. 23:5‑6• 5Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
 6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:5‑6)
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Ezek. 34:23‑24• 23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
 24And I Jehovah will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I Jehovah have spoken it. (Ezek. 34:23‑24)
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Dan. 9:24‑26• 24seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
 25Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah, the Prince, shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
 26After the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof will be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. (Dan. 9:24‑26)
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Hos. 3:5• 5afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek their God, and David their king; and shall fear Jehovah and his goodness in the latter days. (Hos. 3:5)
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Joel 2:28‑32• 28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
 29and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
 30And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
 31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of Jehovah come.
 32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Jehovah hath said, and in the remnant whom Jehovah shall call. (Joel 2:28‑32)
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Amos 9:11‑12• 11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
 12that they may inherit the remnant of Edom, and of all the Gentiles which are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this. (Amos 9:11‑12)
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Obad. 21• 21And the saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau: and the kingdom shall be Jehovah’s. (Obad. 21)
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Mic. 5:2• 2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel: his goings forth have been of old from everlasting. (Mic. 5:2)
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Zeph. 3:14‑17• 14Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem:
 15Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil anymore.
 16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
 17Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. (Zeph. 3:14‑17)
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Hag. 2:7• 7and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come; and I will fill this house with glory, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Hag. 2:7)
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Zech. 9:9• 9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech. 9:9)
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Mal. 3:1• 1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:1)
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Mal. 4:2• 2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall. (Mal. 4:2)
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John 4:21• 21Jesus saith to her, Woman, believe me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall ye worship the Father. (John 4:21)
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John 7:31,41‑42• 31But many of the crowd believed on him, and said, When the Christ cometh, will he do more signs than these which this [man] did?
 41others said, This is the Christ; others said, Doth the Christ then come out of Galilee?
 42Did not the scripture say that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? (John 7:31,41‑42)
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Matt. 21:5,9• 5Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
 9And the crowds who went before him and who followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed [be] he who comes in the name of [the] Lord; hosanna in the highest. (Matt. 21:5,9)
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Mark 11:9• 9And those that went before and those that followed cried out, Hosanna! blessed [be] he that cometh in the name of [the] Lord. (Mark 11:9)
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Luke 19:38• 38saying, Blessed the King that cometh in Jehovah's name: in heaven peace, and glory in [the] highest. (Luke 19:38)
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John 16:14• 14He will glorify me, for he will receive of mine, and will announce [it] to you. (John 16:14)
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John 12:13• 13took branches of palm, and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna, blessed [is] he that cometh in Jehovah's name, [even] the king of Israel. (John 12:13)
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Heb. 10:37• 37For yet a very little while: he that cometh will have come and will not delay. (Heb. 10:37)
• It was not merely his disciples that were stumbled by his being in prison. Infidels ask now, If Scripture be truth, how is it that people do not receive it? Why is it not more widely spread? etc. (“Remarks on Matthew 11” by W. Kelly)
• What Scripture calls "the flesh" is always an unbelieving thing. (“Remarks on Matthew 11” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and said to him, Art *thou* the coming one? or are we to waita for another?

JND Translation Notes

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Probably, "have we to do it," not simply, "are we doing it?"

W. Kelly Translation

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and said to him, Art thou the coming [one]? or are we to wait for another?

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)