Luke 7:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πορευθέντες, ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰωάννῃ ἃ εἴδετε καὶ ἠκούσατε· ὅτι τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν, χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσιν, λεπροὶ καθαρίζονται, κωφοὶ ἀκούουσιν, νεκροὶ ἐγείρονται, πτωχοὶ εὐαγγελίζονται.

Transliteration

And apokritheis the Iēsous eipen to-them, Poreuthentes, apangeilate Iōannē what eidete and ēkousate; that typhloi anablepousin, chōloi peripatousin, leproi katharizontai, kōphoi akouousin, nekroi egeirontai, ptōchoi euangelizontai.

Grammar Details

• *apokritheis*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *eipen*: aorist indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke
• *Poreuthentes*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having gone/departed
• *apangeilate*: aorist imperative, 2nd plural - report/tell/announce
• *Iōannē*: dative, masculine, singular - to John
• *eidete*: aorist indicative, 2nd plural - you saw
• *ēkousate*: aorist indicative, 2nd plural - you heard
• *typhloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - blind ones
• *anablepousin*: present indicative, 3rd plural - see again/receive sight
• *chōloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - lame ones
• *peripatousin*: present indicative, 3rd plural - walk around/walk
• *leproi*: nominative, masculine, plural - lepers
• *katharizontai*: present passive indicative, 3rd plural - are cleansed
• *kōphoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - deaf ones
• *akouousin*: present indicative, 3rd plural - hear
• *nekroi*: nominative, masculine, plural - dead ones
• *egeirontai*: present passive indicative, 3rd plural - are raised
• *ptōchoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - poor ones
• *euangelizontai*: present passive indicative, 3rd plural - are evangelized/receive good news

Word Meanings

• *apokritheis*: answering/responding/replying
• *anablepousin*: regain sight/see again/look up
• *peripatousin*: walk around/walk/go about
• *katharizontai*: are cleansed/are purified
• *egeirontai*: are raised up/are awakened
• *euangelizontai*: receive good news/are evangelized/have the gospel preached to them

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He replied to them, 'Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he{G2424} answered{G611} and said{G2036} unto them,{G846} Go{G4198} and tell{G518} John{G2491} the things{G3739} which ye have seen{G1492} and{G2532} heard;{G191} the{G3754} blind{G5185} receive their sight,{G308} the lame{G5560} walk,{G4043} the lepers{G3015} are cleansed,{G2511} and the deaf{G2974} hear,{G191} the dead{G3498} are raised{G1453} up, the poor{G4434} have good tidings preached{G2097} to them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then{G2532} Jesus{G2424} answering{G611}{(G5679)} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them{G846}, Go your way{G4198}{(G5679)}, and tell{G518}{(G5657)} John{G2491} what things{G3739} ye have seen{G1492}{(G5627)} and{G2532} heard{G191}{(G5656)}; how{G3754} that the blind{G5185} see{G308}{(G5719)}, the lame{G5560} walk{G4043}{(G5719)}, the lepers{G3015} are cleansed{G2511}{(G5743)}, the deaf{G2974} hear{G191}{(G5719)}, the dead{G3498} are raised{G1453}{(G5743)}, to the poor{G4434} the gospel is preached{G2097}{(G5743)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iesus answered and sayd vnto them: Goo youre wayes and shewe Iohn what thinges ye have sene and harde: how yt the blynde se the halt goo the lepers are clensed the deafe heare the deed aryse to the poore is the glad tydinges preached

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iesus answered, & sayde vnto the: Go yor waye, shewe Ihon, what ye haue sene & herde. The blynde se, the halt go, the lepers are clensed, the deaf heare, the deed aryse, the Gospell is preached vnto ye poore,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Goe your wayes and shewe Iohn, what things ye haue seene and heard: that the blinde see, the halt goe, the lepers are cleansed, the deafe heare, the dead are raised, and the poore receiue the Gospel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto them: Go your way, and bryng worde agayne to Iohn, what thynges ye haue seene and hearde, howe that the blynde see, the halt go, the lepers are clensed, the deafe heare, the dead ryse agayne, to the poore is the Gospell preached,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus 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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus 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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So he answered them,“Go tell John what you have seen and heard: The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 35:5-6 : 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing: for waters shall burst forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
• Isa 29:18-19 : 18 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. 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
• Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
• Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 To appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give 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.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• Jer 31:8 : 8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the ends of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and she who is in labor together: a great company shall return there.
• Zeph 3:12 : 12 I will also leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
• Matt 9:28-30 : 28 And when he came into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord. 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. 30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus sternly charged them, saying, See that no man knows it.
• Matt 15:30-31 : 30 And great multitudes came to him, having with them those that were lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: 31 So that the multitude wondered, when they saw the mute speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame walk, and the blind see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
• Matt 21:14 : 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
• Mark 7:32-37 : 32 And they brought to him one who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they pleaded with him to put his hand on him. 33 And he took him aside from the multitude, put his fingers in his ears, and spat and touched his tongue. 34 Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. 36 And he instructed them not to tell anyone, but the more he instructed them, the more widely they proclaimed it. 37 And they were exceedingly astonished, saying, He has done all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.
• Luke 5:12-15 : 12 And it happened, when he was in a certain city, a man full of leprosy saw Jesus and fell on his face, and begged him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean. 13 And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be clean. And immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And he charged him to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. 15 But even more, the report about him went abroad, and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
• Luke 7:14-15 : 14 And he came and touched the bier: and those who carried him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Arise. 15 And he who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
• Luke 7:21 : 21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.
• Luke 8:53-55 : 53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Girl, arise. 55 And her spirit came again, and she arose immediately: and he commanded to give her food.
• Luke 17:12-19 : 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off: 13 And they raised their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said to them, Go show yourselves to the priests. And it happened that as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus answered and said, Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? 18 Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger? 19 And he said to him, Arise, go your way: your faith has made you whole.
• Luke 18:35-43 : 35 And it happened, that as he came near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the roadside begging: 36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37 And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. 38 And he cried out, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And those who went ahead rebuked him, that he should keep silent: but he cried out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me. 40 And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought to him: and when he had come near, he asked him, 41 Saying, What do you want me to do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. 42 And Jesus said to him, Receive your sight: your faith has saved you. 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
• John 1:46 : 46 And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
• John 9:30-33 : 30 The man answered and said to them, Well, here is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where he is from, yet he has opened my eyes. 31 Now we know that God does not hear sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and does his will, him he hears. 32 Since the world began it has never been heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.
• Acts 3:2-8 : 2 And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who entered the temple; 3 Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes on him with John, said, Look at us. 5 And he gave his attention to them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. 8 And he, leaping up, stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
• Acts 8:7 : 7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
• Acts 14:8-9 : 8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, powerless in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked. 9 This man heard Paul speaking, who, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on your feet. And he leaped up and walked.
• Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
• Isa 32:3-4 : 3 And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen. 4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.
• Job 29:15 : 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
• Ps 146:8 : 8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous:
• Isa 42:6-7 : 6 I the LORD have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and give you for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.
• Isa 42:16 : 16 And I will bring the blind by a way they do not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
• Isa 43:8 : 8 Bring forth the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.