What did John the Baptist ask Jesus from prison?
John the Baptist, while in prison, sent two of his disciples to ask Jesus, “Art thou he that should come? Or do we look for another?” He asked this after hearing in prison about the works of Christ, questioning whether Jesus was the expected one or whether another should be looked for.
Les explains that Matthew chapter 11, verse 2 records John the Baptist hearing in prison about the works of Christ. John sent two of his disciples to Jesus with the question, “Art thou he that should come? Or do we look for another?” Les points out that even John, whose birth was miraculous and who had fulfilled his ministry, came to question. John was in prison, and though he knew Jesus had power to take him out of the hands of the authorities and set him free, Jesus was not doing it. So from the human standpoint, John wondered.
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
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Why did John the Baptist begin to doubt while he was in prison?
From the human standpoint, John's doubt arose because Jesus had the power to free him from prison but was not doing it, so John began to wonder if Jesus really was the coming one.