Matthew 11:5

Matthew 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
• New International Version (NIV)The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Context of Matthew 11:5

3and asked him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” 4Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news, 6and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.” 7As these men were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

Matthew 11:5 word by word

τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν, καὶ χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσιν, λεπροὶ καθαρίζονται, καὶ κωφοὶ ἀκούουσιν, καὶ νεκροὶ ἐγείρονται, καὶ πτωχοὶ εὐαγγελίζονται·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• receive their sightἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the lameχωλόςchōlos · lameG5560
• walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• the lepersλεπρόςlepros · leprousG3015
• are cleansedκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
• the deafκωφόςkōphos · deaf/muteG2974
• hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• are raised upἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• the poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
• have the gospel preached to themεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097

Cross-references for Matthew 11:5

• Matthew 9:30And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out.”
• Psalms 146:8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. The Lord loves the righteous.
• Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of a document, and out of a deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
• Isaiah 35:4Say to the cowardly: “Be strong; do not fear! Here is your God; vengeance is coming. God’s retribution is coming; he will save you.”
• Isaiah 42:6“I am the Lord. I have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will hold you by your hand. I will watch over you, and I will appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
• Luke 4:18The 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 release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
• Luke 7:21At that time Jesus healed many people of diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind people.
• John 2:23While he was in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival, many believed in his name when they saw the signs he was doing.
• John 3:2This man came to him at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could perform these signs you do unless God were with him.”
• John 5:36“But I have a greater testimony than John’s because of the works that the Father has given me to accomplish. These very works I am doing testify about me that the Father has sent me.
• John 10:25“I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in my Father’s name testify about me.
• John 14:11Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe because of the works themselves.
• Acts 2:22“Fellow Israelites, listen to these words: This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him, just as you yourselves know.
• Acts 4:9If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a disabled man, by what means he was healed,
• Matthew 15:30and large crowds came to him, including the lame, the blind, the crippled, those unable to speak, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he healed them.
• Matthew 21:14The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

Commentaries on Matthew 11:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The blind receive their sight, etc. - , look upwards, contemplating the heavens which their Lord hath made. The lame walk - , they walk about; to give the fullest proof to the multitude that their cure was real. These miracles were not only the most convincing proofs of the supreme power of Christ, but were also emblematic of that work of salvation which he effects in the souls of men. Sinners are blind; their understanding is so darkened by sin that they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-6Verses 2-6 Some think that John sent this inquiry for his own satisfaction. Where there is true faith, yet there may be a mixture of unbelief. The remaining unbelief of good men may sometimes, in an hour of temptation; call in question the most important truths. But we hope that John's faith did not fail in this matter, and that he only desired to have it strengthened and confirmed. Others think that John sent his disciples to Christ for their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The miracles of compassion that Jesus did showed that the kingdom of God had begun (see 12:28; Isaiah 29:18–19; 35:5–6; 61:1). Jesus expected John to realize he was fulfilling Old Testament prophecies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciple--rather, "the twelve disciples," he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities--This was scarcely a fourth circuit--if we may judge from the less formal way in which it was expressed--but, perhaps, a set of visits paid to certain places, either not reached at all before, or too rapidly passed through, in order to fill up the time till the return of the Twelve…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 11:5

• Blindness
• Church
• Deafness
• Gospel
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Lameness
• Miracles
• Poor

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Commentaries on Matthew 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings