7 Gr. demon.
8 Or, was.
9 Many ancient authorities read children: as in Luke 7:35.
10 Gr. certain two.
11 Gr. scourges.
12 Or, having been.
13 Or, not having been.
a Observe that his fame as having raised the dead, and as being "a great prophet," spread widely, and reaching John, led to his message of inquiry (connect [Luke 7:17] and 18).
b John's prison was at Machærus, east of the Dead Sea. Jesus was somewhere in Galilee, probably near Nain, which was in the southern part of Galilee.
c Parable of the Children Playing in the Market Place.