¹⁷ This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.^(A)

Jesus and John the Baptist^(B)

¹⁸ John’s^(C) disciples^(D) told him about all these things. Calling two of them, ¹⁹ he sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

²⁰ When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’”