LUKE 7:22

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“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.

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Luke 7:22 Translation & Meaning

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Then καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words Then
Jesus Ἰησοῦς Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites Jesus
answering ἀποκριθεὶς To conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare H6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected) answering
said εἶπεν To speak or say (by word or writing) said
unto them, αὐτοῖς The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons unto them
Go your way, Πορευθέντες To traverse, i.e., travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.) Go way
and tell ἀπαγγείλατε To announce tell
John Ἰωάννῃ Joannes (i.e., Jochanan), the name of four Israelites John
what things The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that things
ye have seen εἴδετε Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know seen
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
heard; ἠκούσατε· To hear (in various senses) heard
how that ὅτι Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because how
the blind τυφλοὶ Opaque (as if smoky), i.e., (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally) blind
see, ἀναβλέπουσιν To look up; by implication, to recover sight see
the lame χωλοὶ "halt", i.e., limping lame
walk, περιπατοῦσιν To tread all around, i.e., walk at large (especially as proof of ability); figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow (as a companion or votary) walk
the lepers λεπροὶ Scaly, i.e., leprous (a leper) lepers
are cleansed, καθαρίζονται To cleanse (literally or figuratively) are cleansed
the deaf κωφοὶ Blunted, i.e., (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb) deaf
hear, ἀκούουσιν To hear (in various senses) hear
the dead νεκροὶ Dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) dead
are raised, ἐγείρονται To waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence) are raised
to the poor πτωχοὶ Akin to G4422 and the alternate of G4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e., pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas G3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed) poor
the gospel is preached. εὐαγγελίζονται· To announce good news ("evangelize") especially the gospel gospel preached

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  • 20  When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

  • 21  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.

  • 22  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.

  • 23  And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

  • 24  And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?




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