Luke 7:22

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua)
answering	ἀποκριθεὶς apokritheis	G611	to conclude for oneself · verb — aorist passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς· autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
Go your way	πορευθέντες poreuthentes	G4198	to traverse · verb — aorist passive deponent participle, nominative plural masculine
and tell	ἀπαγγείλατε apangeilate	G518	to announce · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural
John	Ἰωάννῃ Iōannē	G2491	Joannes (i.e. Jochanan) · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
what things	ἃ ha	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
ye have seen	εἴδετε eidete	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
heard	ἠκούσατε· ēkousate	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural
how that	ὅτι hóti	G3754	demonstrative
the blind	τυφλοὶ tuphloi	G5185	opaque (as if smoky) · adjective — nominative plural masculine
see	ἀναβλέπουσιν, anablepousin	G308	to look up · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
the lame	χωλοὶ chōloi	G5560	"halt" · adjective — nominative plural masculine
walk	περιπατοῦσιν, peripatousin	G4043	to tread all around · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
the lepers	λεπροὶ leproi	G3015	scaly · adjective — nominative plural masculine
are cleansed	καθαρίζονται, katharizontai	G2511	to cleanse (literally or figuratively) · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person plural
the deaf	κωφοὶ kōphoi	G2974	blunted · adjective — nominative plural masculine
hear	ἀκούουσιν, akouousin	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
the dead	νεκροὶ nekroi	G3498	dead (literally or figuratively · adjective — nominative plural masculine
are raised	ἐγείρονται, egeirontai	G1453	to waken (transitively or intransitively) · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person plural
to the poor	πτωχοὶ ptōchoi	G4434	akin to G4422 (πτοέω) and the alternate of G4098 (πίπτω… · noun — nominative plural masculine
the gospel is preached	εὐαγγελίζονται, euangelizontai	G2097	to announce good news ("evangelize") especially the gos… · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Isaiah 35:5-6 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up th…
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,…
Isaiah 29:18-19 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to t…
Matthew 9:28-30 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said u…
Matthew 15:30-31 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus…
Matthew 21:14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:19-35

All this discourse concerning John Baptist, occasioned by his sending to ask whether he was the Messiah or no, we had, much as it is here related, Mt. 11:2-19. I. We have here the message John Baptist sent to Christ, and the return he made to it. Observe, 1. The great thing we are to enquire concerning Christ is whether he be he that should come to redeem and save sinners, or whether we are to look for another, Luk 7:19, Luk 7:20. We are sure that God has promised that a Saviour shall come, an anointed Saviour; we are as sure that what he has promised he will perform in its season. If this Jesus be that promised Messiah, we will receive him, and will look for no other; but, if not, we will c…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:16

visited his people--more than bringing back the days of Elijah and Elisha (Kg1 17:17-24; Kg2 4:32-37; and see Mat 15:31).

Adam Clarke on Luke 7:22

See these verses explained at large on Mat 11:4-15 (note).

John Gill on Luke 7:22

Then Jesus answering said unto them,.... "To the disciples", as the Persic; to both, as the Arabic: when he had wrought these cures, he turned himself to the disciples of John, and made answer to their question. The Vulgate Latin leaves out the word "Jesus", rendering it, "and he answering"; in the following words: go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard. They had just seen many cured of infirmities, plagues, and evil spirits, and they had heard the doctrines of the Gospel preached by him; and the former were in confirmation of the latter, and both were proofs of his being the Messiah: the particulars of which follow, how that the blind see; that is, they that had bee…

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John Calvin on Luke 7:18-23

The Church Fathers

Or else, He wished by this to show that whatever was passing in their hearts, could not be hid from His sight. For they were those who were offended at Him.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And what is not less than these, the poor have the Gospel preached to them, that is, the poor are enlightened by the Spirit, or hidden treasures, that there might be no difference between the rich and the poor. These things prove the faith of the Master, when all who can be saved by Him are equal.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Christ would work miracles and teach as soon as he came to well-known sections of his own country, and this had been foretold.Isaiah went on to tell of other marvels and showed how Christ cured the lame, and how he made the blind to see and the mute to speak. "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped." After that he spoke of the other marvels: "Then shall the lame man leap like a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy." This did not happen until his coming.
— John Chrysostom, DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE PAGANS 8-9

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Lameness · .Jesus — .Jesus
Life, Natural · Miraculously restored by Christ — Miraculously restored by Christ
Miracles · Jesus was proved to be the Messiah by — Jesus was proved to be the Messiah by
Miracles Of Christ, The · Performed before the messengers of John — Performed before the messengers of John

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:19-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:16

Adam Clarke on Luke 7:22

John Gill on Luke 7:22

John Calvin on Luke 7:18-23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:19-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:16

Adam Clarke on Luke 7:22

John Gill on Luke 7:22

John Calvin on Luke 7:18-23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 7:22