Luke 7:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

Go

John 1:46

How

The lame

The lepers

Luke 5:12

Luke 17:12

To

Luke 4:18

James 2:5

General references

Matthew 8:23

Bible References

Go

but Nathanael said to him, can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? come and see, said Philip.

How

at that very time, he cured several of their diseases and distempers, dispossessing evil spirits, and restoring sight to many that were blind.

As they were near Jericho, a blind man happen'd to sit begging by the road,

and when he was got into the house, the blind men advanc'd: and Jesus said to them, do ye think I am able to effect this cure? they answer'd, yes, Lord.

Then the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them:

the man replied, that's very strange that he should make me see, and you should not know who sent him.

and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and partake of the inheritance of the saints, by believing on me."

The lame

there a great crowd of people came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at Jesus feet, and he healed them:

they were carrying a man who had been lame from his birth, one whom they daily laid at the gate of the temple called, Beauty-gate, to ask alms of those that pass'd into the temple.

for the impure spirits, with great outcries, came out of many that were possessed: many paralytic, and lame people were cured.

Now at Lystra there was a man, who could not stand upon his feet, he was born a cripple, and had never walked about.

The lepers

As he was going to one of the cities in that country, a man cover'd all over with leprosy happen'd to meet Jesus, and prostrating himself before him, thus address'd him, Lord, if you will, you can cure me.

and as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten lepers, who stood at a distance, and cry'd out aloud,

To

"the spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

consider, my dear brethren, has not God chose the poor of this world to be rich by faith, and to inherit the kingdom he has promised to those who love him?

General references

When he went aboard the vessel, his disciples followed him.