Luke 7:18-23

Messengers from John the Baptist

18 ^{1 2}The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John,

19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one ³who is to come, or ⁴shall we look for another? ”

20 And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one ⁵who is to come, or ⁶shall we look for another? ’”

21 In that hour ⁷he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and ⁸on many who were blind he bestowed sight.

22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: ⁹the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, ¹⁰lepers^[a] are cleansed, and ¹¹the deaf hear, ¹²the dead are raised up, ¹³the poor have good news preached to them.

23 And blessed is the one who is ¹⁴not offended by me. ”

Cross References

• 1. 7:18 For ver. 18-35, see Matt. 11:2-19
• 2. 7:18 See Matt. 9:14
• 3. 7:19 John 4:25; 6:14; 11:27
• 4. 7:19 [ch. 3:15]
• 5. 7:20 [See ver. 19 above]
• 6. 7:20 [See ver. 19 above]
• 7. 7:21 Mark 1:34
• 8. 7:21 ch. 18:42; Matt. 9:30; 12:22; 15:31; 20:34; 21:14; Mark 8:25; John 9:7
• 9. 7:22 Isa. 29:18; 35:5, 6; Matt. 15:30
• 10. 7:22 ch. 17:14
• 11. 7:22 Mark 7:35
• 12. 7:22 See ver. 14
• 13. 7:22 ch. 4:18; [Matt. 5:3; James 2:5]
• 14. 7:23 Isa. 8:14, 15; John 6:61

Footnotes

• [a] 7:22 'Leprosy' was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13