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

3to ask Jesus, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for someone else?” 4Jesus answered John’s disciples, “Go back, and tell John what you hear and see: Blind people see again, lame people are walking, those with skin diseases are made clean, deaf people hear again, dead people are brought back to life, and poor people hear the Good News. 6Whoever doesn’t lose his faith in me is indeed blessed.” 7As they were leaving, Jesus spoke to the crowds about John. “What did you go into the desert to see? Tall grass 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 9:30Then they could see. He warned them, “Don’t let anyone know about this!”
• Psalms 146:8The Lord gives sight to blind people. The Lord straightens ⌞the backs⌟ of those who are bent over. The Lord loves righteous people.
• Isaiah 29:18When that day comes, the deaf will hear the words written in the book. The blind will see out of their gloom and darkness.
• Isaiah 35:4Tell those who are terrified, “Be brave; don’t be afraid. Your God will come with vengeance, with divine revenge. He will come and rescue you.”
• Isaiah 42:6I, the Lord, have called you to do what is right. I will take hold of your hand. I will protect you. I will appoint you as my promise to the people, as my light to the nations.
• Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is with me. He has anointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to announce forgiveness to the prisoners of sin and the restoring of sight to the blind, to forgive those who have been shattered by sin,
• Luke 7:21At that time Jesus was curing many people who had diseases, sicknesses, and evil spirits. Also, he was giving back sight to many who were blind.
• John 2:23While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover festival, many people believed in him because they saw the miracles that he performed.
• John 3:2He came to Jesus one night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that God has sent you as a teacher. No one can perform the miracles you perform unless God is with him.”
• John 5:36But I have something that testifies more favorably on my behalf than John’s testimony. The tasks that the Father gave me to carry out, these tasks which I perform, testify on my behalf. They prove that the Father has sent me.
• John 10:25Jesus answered them, “I’ve told you, but you don’t believe me. The things that I do in my Father’s name testify on my behalf.
• John 14:11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe me because of the things I do.
• Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, listen to what I say: Jesus from Nazareth was a man whom God brought to your attention. You know that through this man God worked miracles, did amazing things, and gave signs.
• Acts 4:9today you are cross-examining us about the good we did for a crippled man. You want to know how he was made well.
• Matthew 15:30A large crowd came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, disabled, those unable to talk, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he cured them.
• Matthew 21:14Blind and lame people came to him in the temple courtyard, 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