Luke 7:19-29

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. ”

24 When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus^[b] began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out ¹³into the wilderness to see? ¹⁴A reed shaken by the wind?

25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings’ courts.

26 What then did you go out to see? ¹⁵A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

27 This is he of whom it is written, ¹⁶“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you. ’

28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ”

29 ( ¹⁷When all the people heard this, and ¹⁸the tax collectors too, they declared God just, ^{[c] 19}having been baptized with ²⁰the baptism of John,

Cross References

• 1. 7:19 John 4:25; 6:14; 11:27
• 2. 7:19 [ch. 3:15]
• 3. 7:20 [See ver. 19 above]
• 4. 7:20 [See ver. 19 above]
• 5. 7:21 Mark 1:34
• 6. 7:21 ch. 18:42; Matt. 9:30; 12:22; 15:31; 20:34; 21:14; Mark 8:25; John 9:7
• 7. 7:22 Isa. 29:18; 35:5, 6; Matt. 15:30
• 8. 7:22 ch. 17:14
• 9. 7:22 Mark 7:35
• 10. 7:22 See ver. 14
• 11. 7:22 ch. 4:18; [Matt. 5:3; James 2:5]
• 12. 7:23 Isa. 8:14, 15; John 6:61
• 13. 7:24 ch. 1:80; 3:2
• 14. 7:24 [Eph. 4:14; James 1:6]
• 15. 7:26 ch. 1:76; 20:6; Matt. 14:5
• 16. 7:27 Mark 1:2; Cited from Mal. 3:1; [ch. 1:17, 76]
• 17. 7:29 [ch. 20:6]
• 18. 7:29 ch. 3:12; Matt. 21:32
• 19. 7:29 ch. 3:12; Matt. 21:32
• 20. 7:29 Acts 18:25; 19:3

Footnotes

• [a] 7:22 'Leprosy' was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
• [b] 7:24 Greek 'he'
• [c] 7:29 Greek 'they justified God'