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

"Nazaret!" said Nathanael, "can anything good come out of Nazaret?" "Come and see," said Philip.

How

Jesus at that moment was healing many people of diseases and complaints and evil spirits; he also bestowed sight on many blind folk.

As he approached Jericho, it chanced that a blind man was seated beside the road begging.

When he went indoors the blind men came up to him, and Jesus asked them, "Do you believe I can do this?" They said, "Yes, sir."

Blind and lame people came up to him in the temple and he healed them.

The man replied to them, "Well, this is astonishing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he has opened my eyes!

that their eyes may be opened and that they may turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, to get remission of their sins and an inheritance among those who are consecrated by faith in me.'

The lame

And large crowds came to him bringing the lame, and the blind, the dumb, the maimed, and many others; they laid them at his feet, and he healed them.

when a man lame from birth was carried past, who used to be laid every day at what was called the 'Beautiful Gate' of the temple, to ask alms from those who entered the temple.

For unclean spirits came screaming and shrieking out of many who had been possessed, and many paralytics and lame people were healed.

At Lystra there was a man sitting, who was powerless in his feet, a lame man unable to walk ever since he was born.

The lepers

When he was in one of their towns, there was a man full of leprosy who, on seeing Jesus, fell on his face and besought him, "If you only choose, sir, you can cleanse me."

On entering one village he was met by ten lepers who stood at a distance

To

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me: for he has consecrated me to preach the gospel to the poor, he has sent me to proclaim release for captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set free the oppressed,

Listen, my beloved brothers; has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the realm which he has promised to those who love him?

General references

Then he embarked in the boat, followed by his disciples.