‘And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see,” '

Jesus responds to their request by telling them to take a message from Him to John. They were to spell out the detail of what was happening. They were to tell John what they heard and saw, and He gives them the message word for word, for He knows that John will hear and understand, for he is one who is blessed by God.

‘Hearing and seeing' is very important in Matthew. It has in mind hearts that are responsive to the truth (Matthew 11:15; Matthew 13:9; Matthew 13:17), or, in the negative, hearts that are not responsive (Matthew 13:14; Matthew 5:8; Matthew 10:27). And Jesus knows that John will hear and see.

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