Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 11:5
The dead are raised. In Luke, the raising of the widow's son at
Nain immediately precedes this message (Luke 7:11-17); and in this
Gospel we have seen the ruler's daughter raised (Matthew 9:18-26).
The poor have the gospel preached to them. It adds to the force
of this testimony that the poor had always been overlooked by Pharisees
and the Jewish doctors. The ancient philosophers and theologians had no
gospel for those who could not pay for it. The climax is preaching the
gospel to the poor. Jesus answers John by pointing to his works. They
were a more convincing answer than words. What he has done for mankind
is still a most convincing demonstration.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 11:5
Luke 7:18-33
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