Luke 7:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.”

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BSBPD

“So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings preached to them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone on, report to John what ye saw and heard, that blind men do see again, lame do walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf do hear, dead are raised, poor have good news proclaimed;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 7:22 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 29:15I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame.
  2. Psalms 146:8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
  3. Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
  4. Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
  5. Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
  6. Isaiah 42:6“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
  7. Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
  8. Isaiah 43:8Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.
  9. Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
  10. Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
  11. Zephaniah 3:12But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.
  12. Matthew 9:28After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
  13. Matthew 15:30Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
  14. Matthew 21:14The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
  15. Mark 7:32Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
  16. Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
  17. Luke 5:12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  18. Luke 7:14Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
  19. Luke 7:21At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
  20. Luke 8:53And they laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.
  21. Luke 17:12As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
  22. Luke 18:35As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
  23. John 1:46“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
  24. John 9:30“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.

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