Advent 3 – Mt 11:2-11- Structural Diagram

Passage Structure

v2-3 John's question

v4-6 Jesus' answer to John

v7-11 Who is John the Baptist?

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²When John heard in prison

.....what Christ was doing,

..........he sent his disciples

³to ask him,

....."Are you the one

...............who was to come,

..........or should we expect

...............someone else?"
⁴Jesus replied,

....."Go back

...............and report

..........to John

...............what you hear

...............and see:

⁵The blind receive sight,

.....the lame walk,

.....those who have leprosy are cured,

.....the deaf hear,

.....the dead are raised,

.....and the good news is preached to the poor.

⁶Blessed is the man

.....who does not fall away

..........on account of me."
⁷As John's disciples

.....were leaving,

..........Jesus began to speak

...............to the crowd about John:

...................."What did you go out

.........................into the desert to see?

..............................A reed swayed by the wind?

⁸If not,

.....what did you go out to see?

..........A man dressed in fine clothes?

...............No, those who wear fine clothes

....................are in kings' palaces.

⁹Then what did you go out to see?

.....A prophet?

..........Yes, I tell you,

...............and more than a prophet.

¹⁰This is the one

.....about whom it is written:
.........." 'I will send my messenger

....................ahead of you,
...............who will prepare

....................your way before you.'

¹¹I tell you the truth:

.....Among those born of women

..........there has not risen anyone greater

....................than John the Baptist;

...............yet he who is least

....................in the kingdom of heaven

.........................is greater than he.

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Repeating words or ideas
"go out to see" v7, 8, 9

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Explanations/Reasons

v9-11 more than a prophet - then Jesus explains that John is the one who is the forerunner of Christ

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Contrasts

v11 Those born of Women - John greatest/Those who belong to kingdom of Heaven - greater than John

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Lists
v 5 1. blind - receive sight 2. lame - walk 3. lepers - cured 4. deaf - hear 5. dead - raised 6. poor - good news is preached to them

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Introduction
1. Structural Diagram
2. Surrounding Context
3. Key Cross References
4. Key Questions
5. Thoughts and Meditation

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