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“Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” John’s disciples ask Jesus at the beginning of chapter 11. John, who so clearly recognized who Jesus was when he baptized him, is now having doubts. Who can blame him? The great judgment John announced has not materialized, the corrupt … Continue reading “Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Commentary by Elisabeth Johnson”

Matthew persistently affirms that God’s empire, embodied in the proclamation and teaching of Jesus, brings both judgment and salvation, both healing and division.  Jesus’ teachings in the two portions of this lectionary reading illumine the dynamics of this division, focusing especially on the failure of those who have witnessed Jesus’ ministry to respond (11:16-19) and … Continue reading “Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Commentary by Stanley Saunders”

El pasaje debería extenderse hasta el v.15, pues obviamente constituye una unidad literaria. Se detecta la siguiente estructura: A.  Juan oye en la cárcel sobre los hechos de Jesús (2) B.  Juan manda a preguntarle si él es el (Mesías) que había  de venir (3) C.  Jesús responde describiendo su ministerio con temas sacados del … Continue reading “San Mateo 11:2-11 Comentario por Osvaldo Vena”

Este es el tiempo “¿Eres tú aquel que había de venir o esperaremos a otro?” (v. 3), le pregunta Juan a Jesús a través de sus discípulos. La respuesta de Jesús se podría decir este modo: no hay nada que esperar; “este es el tiempo.” Y la única prueba que Jesús le envía a Juan … Continue reading “San Mateo 11:2-11 Comentario por Pablo R. Andiñach”

John’s question is really the question for hearers of every age. More clearly than perhaps any place in the gospel, the writer fairly leaps over the characters on the stage of the narrative and places the question smack-dab in our own laps. What will we make of this Jesus? Is he indeed the Messiah? For … Continue reading “Matthew 11:2-11 Commentary by James Boyce”

While in the Matthean lection for the second Sunday in Advent, we hear about John’s testimony to Jesus, in this lection for the third Sunday in Advent we hear about Jesus’ testimony to John (see verse 11). Actually this lection should include Matthew 11:12-15 as well, which is the rest of Jesus’ testimony to John, … Continue reading “Matthew 11:2-11 Commentary by Ben Witherington”

In the Gospel for the previous Sunday (Matthew 3:1-12), we heard the stirring words of John the Baptist at the Jordan River concerning the one who is to come. The Messiah, he said, will baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire, and he will exercise judgment. In the fashion of a swashbuckler, his coming … Continue reading “Matthew 11:2-11 Commentary by Arland J. Hultgren”

Actos insignificantes… recompensa insuperable. La lección de esta semana (S. Mateo 10.40-42) toma como punto de partida la autoridad suprema del Maestro (S. Mateo 28.18-20) que formuló la base de la predicación de la semana anterior. Por tanto hay unidad de tema, aunque en el narrativo evangelistico trasladamos a los oyentes de la aparición del … Continue reading “San Mateo 10:40-42 Comentario por Alvin Padilla”

La Paradoja de Ser “Pequeño” Los sacerdotes del tiempo de Jesús decían que si te portas “bien,” entonces Dios te bendecirá con “bienes.” El pueblo judío había aceptado esto como algo natural, y lo transmitía a través de la herencia cultural. Jesús constantemente estaba en contra de esta enseñanza porque es injusta, ya que hay … Continue reading “San Mateo 10:40-42 Comentario por Dan González Ortega”

This is the third consecutive Sunday devoted to Jesus’ instructions to the disciples as he sends them on mission. A pattern unites Matthew’s entire missionary discourse. First Jesus calls the disciples to enact his own ministry, performing the same signs and proclaiming the same message. Then Jesus prepares them for the hostility they will surely … Continue reading “Matthew 10:40-42 Commentary by Greg Carey”