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Matt. 11:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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.

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Matt. 9:30• ³⁰{i}And their eyes were opened; and Jesus charged them sharply, saying, See, let no man know it.{/i} (Matt. 9:30)

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Psa. 146:8• ⁸Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind;{HR}Jehovah raiseth the bowed down;{HR}Jehovah loveth the righteous; (Psa. 146:8)

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Isa. 29:18• ¹⁸And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and out of obscurity and out of darkness the eyes of the blind shall see; (Isa. 29:18)

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Isa. 35:4‑6• ⁴Say to them [that are] of a fearful (hasty) heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God! vengeance will come, of God the recompense! He will come himself and save you.
⁵Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped.
⁶Then shall the lame [man] leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. (Isa. 35:4‑6)

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Isa. 42:6‑7• ⁶I Jehovah have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles,
⁷to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. (Isa. 42:6‑7)

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Luke 4:18• ¹⁸[The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he hath sent me [to heal the broken-hearted], to preach to captives deliverance, and to [the] blind sight, to send forth [the] crushed delivered, (Luke 4:18)

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Luke 7:21‑22• ²¹{i}In that hour he healed many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight.{/i}
²²{i}And Jesus{/i} answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, the poor are evangelized; (Luke 7:21‑22)

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John 2:23• ²³Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, at the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did. (John 2:23)

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John 3:2• ²He came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God, for none can do these signs which thou doest, unless God be with him. (John 3:2)

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John 5:36• ³⁶But I have the witness greater than of John; for the works which the Father hath given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do bear witness about me that the Father hath sent me. (John 5:36)

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John 10:25,38• ²⁵Jesus answered, I told you, and ye believe not. The works which I do in the name of my Father, these bear witness of me;
³⁸but if I do, even if ye believe not me, believe the works, that ye may perceive and know that the Father [is] in me, and I in the Father. (John 10:25,38)

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John 14:11‑12• ¹¹Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me; but, if not, believe me for the very works' sake.
¹²Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believeth on me, the works which I do shall he do also; and greater things than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father. (John 14:11‑12)

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Acts 2:22• ²²Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man shown forth from God to you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know (Acts 2:22)

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Acts 4:9‑10• ⁹if we today are examined as to a good deed done to an infirm man, whereby he hath been cured,
¹⁰be it known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from [the] dead, in him he standeth before you whole. (Acts 4:9‑10)

the lame.

Matt. 15:30‑31• ³⁰{i}and great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them:{/i}
³¹{i}so that the crowds wondered, seeing dumb speaking, crippled sound, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel{/i}. (Matt. 15:30‑31)

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Matt. 21:14• ¹⁴{i}And blind and lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.{/i} (Matt. 21:14)

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Acts 3:2‑8• ²And a certain man being lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those that entered into the temple;
³who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
⁴And Peter gazing on him with John said, Look on us.
⁵And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
⁶But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, this I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth walk.
⁷And grasping him by the right hand he raised [him] up; and immediately his feet and ankle-bones were made strong.
⁸And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, and praising God. (Acts 3:2‑8)

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Acts 14:8‑10• ⁸And there sat a certain man at Lystra powerless in his feet, lame from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
⁹This [man] heard Paul speaking, who fastening his eyes upon him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
¹⁰said with a loud voice, Rise upright on thy feet: and he leaped up and walked. (Acts 14:8‑10)

the lepers.

Matt. 8:1‑4• ¹{i}And when he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.{/i}
²{i}And behold, a leper came up to [him] and did him homage, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.{/i}
³{i}And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.{/i}
⁴{i}And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.{/i} (Matt. 8:1‑4)

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Matt. 10:8• ⁸{i}Heal [the] infirm, [raise the dead], cleanse lepers, cast out demons: ye have received gratuitously, give gratuitously.{/i} (Matt. 10:8)

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2 Kings 5:7,14• ⁷{i}And it came to pass when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his garments, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks an occasion against me.{/i}
¹⁴{i}Then he went down, and plunged himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God. And his flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.{/i} (2 Kings 5:7,14)

the deaf.

Isa. 43:8• ⁸Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. (Isa. 43:8)

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Mark 7:37• ³⁷and were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: He makes both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. (Mark 7:37)

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Mark 9:25• ²⁵When Jesus saw that the crowd was running up together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. (Mark 9:25)

the dead.

Matt. 9:24‑25• ²⁴{i}he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.{/i}
²⁵{i}But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took her hand; and the damsel rose up.{/i} (Matt. 9:24‑25)

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Luke 7:14‑16,22• ¹⁴and coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Wake up.
¹⁵And the dead sat up and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
¹⁶And fear seized on all and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.
²²{i}And Jesus{/i} answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, the poor are evangelized; (Luke 7:14‑16,22)

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John 11:43‑44• ⁴³And having said this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
⁴⁴And the dead came forth, having the feet and the hands bound with grave clothes, and his face was bound round with a handkerchief. Jesus saith to them, Loose him, and let him go. (John 11:43‑44)

the poor.

Matt. 5:3• ³Blessed the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. (Matt. 5:3)

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Psa. 22:26• ²⁶The humble eat and are satisfied;{HR}They praise Jehovah, who seek him;{HR}Your heart shall live forever. (Psa. 22:26)

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Psa. 72:12‑13• ¹²For he will deliver the needy that crieth{HR}And the afflicted that hath no helper.
¹³He will have pity on a poor and needy one,{HR}And the souls of the needy will he save. (Psa. 72:12‑13)

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Isa. 61:1‑3• ¹The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah [is] upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek. He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and opening of the prison to the bound;
²to proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
³to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that beauty be given them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he might be glorified. (Isa. 61:1‑3)

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Isa. 66:2• ²Even all those [things] hath my hand made, and all those [things] have been, saith Jehovah. But to this [man] will I look, to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and trembling at my word. (Isa. 66:2)

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Zech. 11:7• ⁷And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. (Zech. 11:7)

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Luke 4:18• ¹⁸[The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he hath sent me [to heal the broken-hearted], to preach to captives deliverance, and to [the] blind sight, to send forth [the] crushed delivered, (Luke 4:18)

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James 2:5• ⁵Hear, my beloved brethren; did not God choose the poor as to the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those that love him? (James 2:5)

• We have not, I believe, one case of curing the blind before Christ came. It was a miracle which, according to Jewish tradition, was reserved for the Son of David. He it was who, according to Isaiah 35, was to open the eyes of the blind. (“Remarks on Matthew 11” by W. Kelly)

• What is it but a testimony of the exceeding tender mercy of God that, while the gospel is intended for all, it is especially adapted to those that know misery, trial, contempt in a selfish world? (“Remarks on Matthew 11” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)