Luke 7:22
What does Luke 7:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 7:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 7:22 means
Jesus instructed John's disciples to report back to John the very things they had just witnessed and heard. He listed a series of miracles—the blind seeing, the lame walking, lepers being cleansed, the deaf hearing, the dead being raised, and the poor receiving good news. These specific acts directly fulfilled Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah (Isaiah 35:5-6; 61:1), serving as conclusive evidence of His identity.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And 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;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And answering, he said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the poor the gospel is preached.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized;
Context
This verse contains Jesus' direct answer to John's inquiry, explicitly citing the miracles performed as evidence. It directly follows the description of Jesus' instantaneous healings, framing these powerful acts as concrete proof for John, and anticipating John's understanding of Jesus' messianic credentials.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 21:14
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
- Jeremiah 31:8
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall they return hither.
- Luke 8:53
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
- Acts 8:7
For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.
- Luke 18:35
And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
- Isaiah 42:6
I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
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