Luke 7 · Verse 22

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.
Luke 7:22, King James Version

Luke 7:22 in other translations

BSBSo 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.
WEBJesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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;
DARBYAnd 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;
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterThen Jesus answering, said to them, Go, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

What does Luke 7:22 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 22.

(m) "tell John" Jn 1:46 (n) "the blind see" Is 35:5,6 (o) "to the poor the gospel is preached" Lk 4:18, Jas 2:5

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 See these verses explained at large on Mat 11:4-15 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 7:19-35

To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preaching repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the just blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of John Baptist or of Jesus…

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Luke 7:22 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringG611
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
πορευθέντεςporeuthentesHaving goneG4198
ἀπαγγείλατεapangeilatedo relateG518
ἸωάννῃIōannēto JohnG2491
ἃhawhatG3739
εἴδετεeideteyou have seenG1492
καὶkaiandG2532
ἠκούσατε·ēkousateheard:G191
τυφλοὶtuphloiBlindG5185
ἀναβλέπουσιν,anablepousinreceive sight,G308
χωλοὶchōloilameG5560
περιπατοῦσιν,peripatousinwalk,G4043
λεπροὶleproilepersG3015
καθαρίζονται,katharizontaiare cleansed,G2511
κωφοὶkōphoideafG2974
ἀκούουσιν,akouousinhear,G191
νεκροὶnekroideadG3498
ἐγείρονται,egeirontaiare raised,G1453
πτωχοὶptōchoipoorG4434
εὐαγγελίζονται,euangelizontaiare evangelised,G2097

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Cross references for Luke 7:22

  • Isaiah 35:5-6

    Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

  • 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 the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  • 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, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

  • 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. The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

  • 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 them that love him?

  • Acts 14:8-10

    And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

  • Luke 7:14-15

    And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

  • 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 unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

  • Matthew 21:14

    And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

  • Luke 8:53-55

    And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

  • Acts 26:18

    To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

  • 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’ feet; and he healed them: Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Go.
Joh 1:46
how.
21; 18:35-43; Job 29:15; Ps 146:8; Isa 29:18,19; 32:3,4; 35:5,6
Isa 42:6,7,16; 61:1-3; Jer 31:8; Mt 9:28-30; 21:14; Joh 9:30-33
Ac 26:18
the lame.
Mt 15:30,31; Ac 3:2-8; 8:7; 14:8-10
the lepers.
5:12-15; 17:12-19
the deaf.
Isa 43:8; Mr 7:32-37
the dead.
14,15; 8:53-55
to.
4:18; Zep 3:12; Jas 2:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 7:21

    And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

  • 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.

  • Luke 7:23

    And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

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Luke 7:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: Id, dad las nuevas á Juan de lo que habéis visto y oído: que los ciegos ven, los cojos andan, los leprosos son limpiados, los sordos oyen, los muertos resucitan, á los pobres es anunciado el evangelio:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jésus, répondant, leur dit: Allez, et rapportez à Jean les choses que vous avez vues et entendues: que les aveugles recouvrent la vue, que les boiteux marchent, que les lépreux sont rendus nets, que les sourds entendent, que les morts ressuscitent, et que l’évangile est annoncé aux pauvres.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Gehet hin und verkündet Johannes, was ihr gesehen und gehört habt: daß Blinde sehend werden, Lahme wandeln, Aussätzige gereinigt werden, Taube hören, Tote auferweckt werden, Armen gute Botschaft verkündigt wird;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et respondens, dixit illis: Euntes renuntiate Joanni quæ audistis et vidistis: quia cæci vident, claudi ambulant, leprosi mundantur, surdi audiunt, mortui resurgunt, pauperes evangelizantur: