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Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a]are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.
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When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples
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to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”
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Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosyare cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.
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Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
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As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?
Cross References 1
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Isaiah 35:4-6; Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 15:31; Luke 4:18,19
Footnotes 1
[a].
The Greek word traditionally translated "leprosy" was used for various diseases affecting the skin.