马太福音-Matthew 11章1~3节
| 11:1 | 耶稣吩咐完了十二个门徒，就离开那里，在他们的诸城中施教并传道。 |
| And when Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities. |
| 11:2 | 这时，约翰在监里听见基督所作的，就要他的门徒带话去， |
| Now when John heard in the prison of the works of the Christ, he sent word through his disciples | |
| 11:3 | 问祂说，那要来者是你么？还是我们该期待别人？ |
| And said to Him, Are You the Coming One, or should we expect another? |
Enlightenment:
John the Baptist’s word here does not mean that he was in doubt concerning Christ. He questioned Christ in this way in order to provoke Him to deliver him. He knew that Christ was the coming One, and he had strongly recommended Him to the people (John 1:26-36). After that, he was put into prison (Matt. 4:12) and waited, expecting that Christ would do something to deliver him. However, although Christ did much to help others, He did nothing for him. For this reason, John was in danger of being stumbled (v. 6). Hence, he sent his disciples to Christ with such a stirring question. There was no doubt in John’s mind that Christ was the Messiah. He did not send his disciples to ask the Lord whether or not He was the Messiah. He was trying to provoke Christ to rescue him from prison.
亮光
施浸者约翰在这里的话，并不表示他对基督有所怀疑。他这样问基督，是要激动基督拯救他。他晓得基督是那要来者，并曾强有力的将祂引荐给百姓。（约一26～36。）此后，他下了监，（太四12，）就等待、期望基督有所作为，救他出监。然而，基督并没有为他作甚么，虽然祂作了许多事帮助别人。约翰听见这个，也许就要绊跌了。(太十一6。)因此，他打发门徒以这样的问题激动基督。约翰的心思并不怀疑基督就是弥赛亚。他没有打发门徒去问主，祂到底是不是弥赛亚。约翰想要激动基督救他出监。