11.10 John is seeking evidence of Kingdom come; meanwhile, he is himself evidence of the Kingdom’s arrival.
11.14 Also 17.10-13; but compare John 1.21.
11.23 Capernaum doesn’t seem so bad from Matt 8, compared to Sodom (Gen 19 and 13.13). But, as in the Good Samaritan, Jesus makes his point by exalting the humble and abasing the proud.
11.25 Students of Theology, beware!
I love Tom’s translation of v2, “John heard about these messianic goings-on.” And he points us to the messianic longings of Isaiah 35; and shows us the political implications of John, Jesus and Herod, the “reed shaken in the wind.” Isn’t it good to be guided by an expert, and to have your eyes opened to the deeper meaning?
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