Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

King James Version

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Holman Bible

the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

International Standard Version

the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the destitute hear the good news.

A Conservative Version

the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor are proclaimed good-news.

American Standard Version

the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.

Amplified

the blind receive [their] sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed [by healing] and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

An Understandable Version

[how] blind people are receiving back their sight, and crippled people are walking [again], and people with infectious skin diseases are being healed, and deaf-mutes are hearing [and speaking (?) again], and people are being raised [from the dead], and poor people are having the good news preached to them.

Anderson New Testament

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them;

Bible in Basic English

The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Common New Testament

the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Daniel Mace New Testament

the blind recover their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Darby Translation

Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:

Godbey New Testament

The blind are looking up, and the lame are walking about, the lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are having the gospel preached unto them:

Goodspeed New Testament

The blind are regaining their sight and the lame can walk, the lepers are being cured and the deaf can hear, the dead are being raised and good news is being preached to the poor.

John Wesley New Testament

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them: And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.

Julia Smith Translation

The blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf bear, the dead are roused, and the poor have good news announced.

King James 2000

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to [them].

Modern King James verseion

the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel proclaimed to them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The blind see, the halt go, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are risen again, and the glad tidings is preached to the poor.

Moffatt New Testament

the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, and the dead are raised.

Montgomery New Testament

"the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.

NET Bible

The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

New Heart English Bible

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Noyes New Testament

The blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and to the poor good tidings are brought;

Sawyer New Testament

the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news preached to them;

The Emphasized Bible

The, blind, recover sight, and, the lame, walk, lepers, are cleansed, and, the deaf, hear, - and, the dead, are raised, and, the destitute, are told the joyful tidings;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

The blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The blind recover their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are made clean and the deaf hear, the dead, too, are raised to life, and the good news is told to the poor.

Webster

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Weymouth New Testament

"blind eyes receive sight, and cripples walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf ears hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them;

Williams New Testament

the blind are seeing and the crippled are walking, the lepers are being healed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised and the poor are having the good news preached to them.

World English Bible

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Worrell New Testament

the blind receive sight, and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have the Gospel proclaimed to them.

Worsley New Testament

the blind are restored to sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the gospel preached to them:

Youngs Literal Translation

blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τυφλός 
Tuphlos 
Usage: 34

ἀναβλέπω 
Anablepo 
Usage: 21

and





and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

the lame
χωλός 
Cholos 
Usage: 9

περιπατέω 
Peripateo 
walk, go, walk about, be occupied
Usage: 77

the lepers
λεπρός 
Lepros 
Usage: 5

καθαρίζω 
Katharizo 
Usage: 18

the deaf
κωφός 
Kophos 
Usage: 11

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

the dead
νεκρός 
Nekros 
Usage: 105

are raised up
ἐγείρω 
Egeiro 
Usage: 101

the poor
πτωχός 
Ptochos 
Usage: 16

References

Context Readings

A Question From John The Baptist

4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John those things which you hear and see: 5 the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he who is not offended in me.

Cross References

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those that are broken,

Isaiah 35:4-6

Say to those that are of a fearful heart, Be comforted, fear not; behold, your God comes with vengeance, with recompense; God himself will come and save you.

Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

James 2:5

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world that they might be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those that love him?

2 Kings 5:7

And when the king of Israel read the letter, he rent his clothes and said, Am I God, to kill and to give life, that this man sends unto me to remove the leprosy of this man? Therefore now consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.

2 Kings 5:14

Then went he down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

Psalm 22:26

The poor shall eat and be satisfied: those that seek him shall praise the LORD; your heart shall live for ever.

Psalm 72:12-13

For he shall deliver the destitute when he cries and the poor that has no helper.

Psalm 146:8

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises those that are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous:

Isaiah 29:18

And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see in the midst of darkness, and of gross darkness.

Isaiah 42:6-7

I the LORD have called thee in righteousness and will hold thee by thine hand; I will keep thee and place thee as my covenant unto the people as light unto the Gentiles

Isaiah 43:8

Bring forth the people that is blind that have eyes and the deaf that have ears.

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to preach good tidings unto those who are cast down; to bind up the wounds of the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those that are bound;

Isaiah 66:2

For all these things my hand has made, by my hand has these things been, said the LORD; but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit and trembles at my word.

Zechariah 11:7

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. For I took unto me two staves: the one I named Beauty, and the other Bands; and I fed the flock.

Matthew 8:1-4

When he was come down from the mountain, many people followed him.

Matthew 9:24-25

he said unto them, Give place, for the maid is not dead, but sleeps. And they laughed him to scorn.

Matthew 9:30

And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no one knows it.

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons; freely ye have received, freely give.

Matthew 15:30-31

And many people came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many other sick and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them,

Matthew 21:14

And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

Mark 7:37

and were beyond measure astonished, saying, He has done all things well: he makes both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak.

Mark 9:25

When Jesus saw that the multitude concurred, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him and enter no more into him.

Luke 7:14-16

And he came and touched the bier, and those that bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

Luke 7:21-22

And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues and of evil spirits, and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

John 2:23

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, seeing the signs which he did.

John 3:2

the same came to Jesus by night and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that thou doest unless God is with him.

John 5:36

But I have greater testimony than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me that the Father has sent me.

John 10:25

Jesus answered them, I have told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

John 10:38

But if I do, though ye do not believe me, believe the works that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in him.

John 11:43-44

And having said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

John 14:11-12

Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me, or else believe me for the very works' sake.

Acts 2:22

Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know,

Acts 3:2-8

And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those that entered into the temple,

Acts 4:9-10

if we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole,

Acts 14:8-10

And a certain man sat at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked;

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