Luke 7:18-23

Messengers from John the Baptist

18 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 ¹who is to come, or ²shall 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 ³who is to come, or ⁴shall we look for another?'"

21 In that hour ⁵he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and ⁶on many who were blind he bestowed sight.

22 And he answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: ⁷the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, ⁸lepers^[a] are cleansed, and ⁹the deaf hear, ¹⁰the dead are raised up, ¹¹the poor have good news preached to them.

23 And blessed is the one who is ¹²not offended by me."

Cross References

• 1. John 4:25; John 6:14; John 11:27
• 2. [Luke 3:15]
• 3. [See ver. 19 above]
• 4. [See ver. 19 above]
• 5. Mark 1:34
• 6. Luke 18:42; Matthew 9:30; Matthew 12:22; Matthew 15:31; Matthew 20:34; Matthew 21:14; Mark 8:25; John 9:7
• 7. Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah 35:5, 6; Matthew 15:30
• 8. Luke 17:14
• 9. Mark 7:35
• 10. See ver. 14
• 11. Luke 4:18; [Matthew 5:3; James 2:5]
• 12. Isaiah 8:14, 15; John 6:61

Footnotes

• [a]. Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13