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the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> those who are BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and those who limp walk, those with leprosy are cleansed and those who are deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. <a href="/nasb/matthew/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. <a href="/lsb/matthew/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/matthew/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/matthew/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news, <a href="/hcsb/matthew/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/matthew/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/matthew/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The blind are now able to see, and the lame can walk. People with leprosy are being healed, and the deaf can hear. The dead are raised to life, and the poor are hearing the good news. <a href="/erv/matthew/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/matthew/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Blind people see again, lame people are walking, those with skin diseases are made clean, deaf people hear again, dead people are brought back to life, and poor people hear the Good News. <a href="/gnt/matthew/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead are brought back to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor. <a href="/isv/matthew/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the destitute hear the good news. <a href="/net/matthew/11.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/matthew/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/matthew/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/matthew/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "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;<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/matthew/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. <a href="/web/matthew/11.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed, <a href="/blb/matthew/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor are gospelized. <a href="/ylt/matthew/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed, <a href="/slt/matthew/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor have the gospel preached to them. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor are evangelized. <a href="/nabre/matthew/11.htm">New American Bible</a> the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The blind see, and the lame walk, and the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the poor are given hope. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Those who were blind see, and those who were lame walk, and lepers are being purified, and those once deaf are hearing, and those who died are rising and those who were poor are given The Good News.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> 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; <a href="/godbey/matthew/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>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:<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/mace/matthew/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/wey/matthew/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "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; <a href="/worrell/matthew/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>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.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>the blind are restored to sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised <Fr>to life,<FR> and the poor have the gospel preached <Fr>to them: <a href="/parallel/matthew/11-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=2756" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/11.htm">John's Inquiry</a> …4Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5<a href="/greek/5185.htm" title="5185: typhloi (Adj-NMP) -- Blind, physically or mentally. From, tuphoo; opaque, i.e. blind.">The blind</a> <a href="/greek/308.htm" title="308: anablepousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.">receive sight,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/5560.htm" title="5560: chōloi (Adj-NMP) -- Lame, deprived of a foot, limping. Apparently a primary word; halt, i.e. Limping.">the lame</a> <a href="/greek/4043.htm" title="4043: peripatousin (V-PIA-3P) -- From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.">walk,</a> <a href="/greek/3015.htm" title="3015: leproi (Adj-NMP) -- A leprous person, a leper. From the same as lepra; scaly, i.e. Leprous.">the lepers</a> <a href="/greek/2511.htm" title="2511: katharizontai (V-PIM/P-3P) -- To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse.">are cleansed,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2974.htm" title="2974: kōphoi (Adj-NMP) -- (lit: blunted) dumb, dull, deaf. From kopto; blunted, i.e. of hearing or speech.">the deaf</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akouousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">hear,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekroi (Adj-NMP) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">the dead</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: egeirontai (V-PIM/P-3P) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">are raised,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2097.htm" title="2097: euangelizontai (V-PIM/P-3P) -- From eu and aggelos; to announce good news especially the gospel.">the good news is preached</a> <a href="/greek/4434.htm" title="4434: ptōchoi (Adj-NMP) -- Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad. ">to the poor.</a> 6Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a> Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, <a href="/luke/7-22.htm">Luke 7:22</a> So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. <a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Matthew 15:30-31</a> Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them. / The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel. <a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a> When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing. <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a> “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, <a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">Matthew 9:27-30</a> As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” / After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered. / Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” ... <a href="/mark/7-32.htm">Mark 7:32-35</a> Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him. / So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue. / And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”). ... <a href="/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8-9</a> Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” / Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, <a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a> But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God. <a href="/matthew/21-14.htm">Matthew 21:14</a> The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them. <a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35-43</a> As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. / When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. / “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him. ... <a href="/mark/10-46.htm">Mark 10:46-52</a> Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road. / When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” / Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ... <a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43-44</a> After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” / The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them. <a href="/acts/9-17.htm">Acts 9:17-18</a> So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” / At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.blind.<a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30</a> And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.<a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a> The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:<a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a> And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.the lame.<a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Matthew 15:30,31</a> And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: … <a href="/matthew/21-14.htm">Matthew 21:14</a> And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.<a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Acts 3:2-8</a> 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 them that entered into the temple; … the lepers.<a href="/matthew/8-1.htm">Matthew 8:1-4</a> When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him… <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a> Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.<a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7,14</a> And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me… the deaf.<a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">Isaiah 43:8</a> Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.<a href="/mark/7-37.htm">Mark 7:37</a> And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.<a href="/mark/9-25.htm">Mark 9:25</a> When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.the dead.<a href="/matthew/9-24.htm">Matthew 9:24,25</a> He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn… <a href="/luke/7-14.htm">Luke 7:14-16,22</a> And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise… <a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43,44</a> And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Able</a> <a href="/matthew/9-28.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/matthew/8-3.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Cripples</a> <a href="/matthew/9-22.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/matthew/8-10.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/matthew/10-38.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/9-35.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/matthew/11-4.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/matthew/11-4.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/matthew/8-3.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/matthew/11-4.htm">News</a> <a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Open</a> <a href="/matthew/6-3.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/40-9.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/matthew/1-24.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/matthew/10-41.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/matthew/9-5.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/11-14.htm">Able</a> <a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/matthew/12-44.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/mark/1-41.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Cripples</a> <a href="/matthew/12-15.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/matthew/12-10.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/mark/7-32.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/matthew/11-15.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/matthew/11-26.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/matthew/11-26.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/matthew/11-15.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/matthew/12-24.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/mark/1-42.htm">Leprosy</a> <a href="/matthew/12-48.htm">News</a> <a href="/matthew/11-16.htm">Open</a> <a href="/matthew/19-21.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/matthew/11-11.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/matthew/11-14.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/matthew/11-26.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/matthew/14-25.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 11</div>1. <a href="/matthew/11-1.htm">John sends his disciples to Jesus.</a> 7. <a href="/matthew/11-7.htm">Jesus' testimony concerning John.</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/11-16.htm">The perverse judgment of the people concerning the Son.</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Jesus upbraids Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum;</a> 25. <a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the Gospel to the simple,</a> 28. <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">he calls to him those who are weary and burdened.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The blind receive sight This phrase highlights Jesus' miraculous power to heal physical blindness, symbolizing spiritual enlightenment. In biblical context, blindness often represents spiritual ignorance or lack of understanding (<a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a>). Jesus' healing of the blind fulfills messianic prophecies, such as <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>, which foretells the opening of the eyes of the blind as a sign of the Messiah's arrival. This act demonstrates Jesus' authority over physical and spiritual realms, affirming His identity as the promised Savior.The lame walk The healing of the lame signifies restoration and wholeness, both physically and spiritually. In the Old Testament, the inability to walk often symbolizes spiritual paralysis or sin (<a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a>). Jesus' ability to make the lame walk fulfills prophecies and showcases His compassion and divine power. This miracle serves as a testament to His role as the Redeemer who restores what is broken, offering new life and hope.The lepers are cleansed Leprosy in biblical times was a dreaded disease, rendering individuals ceremonially unclean and socially isolated (Leviticus 13-14). Jesus' cleansing of lepers not only demonstrates His power over physical ailments but also His willingness to reach out to the marginalized and restore them to community and worship. This act reflects the messianic prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>, where the Messiah is anointed to bring healing and freedom.The deaf hear The restoration of hearing to the deaf is another sign of the Messiah's arrival, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>. This miracle symbolizes the opening of spiritual ears to hear and understand God's truth. Jesus' healing of the deaf illustrates His mission to break down barriers that prevent people from receiving the gospel, emphasizing His role as the Light of the World who brings understanding and revelation.The dead are raised Raising the dead is the ultimate demonstration of Jesus' authority over life and death, affirming His divine nature. This act foreshadows His own resurrection and the promise of eternal life for believers. Instances such as the raising of Lazarus (John 11) highlight Jesus' power to conquer death, offering hope and assurance of resurrection to all who believe in Him.And the good news is preached to the poor Preaching the good news to the poor fulfills the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> and underscores Jesus' mission to bring salvation to all, regardless of social or economic status. The "poor" in this context can refer to those who are materially impoverished as well as those who are spiritually needy. Jesus' message of the kingdom of God is inclusive, offering grace and redemption to everyone, emphasizing the transformative power of the gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, performing miracles and fulfilling Messianic prophecies. 2. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_baptist.htm">John the Baptist</a> The one who sent his disciples to ask Jesus if He was the expected Messiah, prompting Jesus' response in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_blind,_lame,_lepers,_deaf,_dead,_and_poor.htm">The Blind, Lame, Lepers, Deaf, Dead, and Poor</a> Representing those who are physically and spiritually afflicted, whom Jesus came to heal and save. 4. <a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee</a> The region where Jesus performed many of His miracles and preached the good news. 5. <a href="/topical/m/messianic_prophecies.htm">Messianic Prophecies</a> Old Testament prophecies that foretold the coming of the Messiah, which Jesus fulfills through His works.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/j/jesus_as_the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Jesus as the Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Jesus' miracles confirm His identity as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_marginalized.htm">Compassion for the Marginalized</a> Jesus' ministry emphasizes care for the physically and spiritually needy, setting an example for believers to follow. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_gospel.htm">The Power of the Gospel</a> The good news is transformative, offering hope and salvation to all, especially the poor and oppressed. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_healing.htm">Faith and Healing</a> Physical healing in Jesus' ministry often parallels spiritual healing, inviting believers to seek both. <a href="/topical/c/continuing_jesus'_mission.htm">Continuing Jesus' Mission</a> Believers are called to continue Jesus' work by spreading the gospel and serving those in need.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 11</a> <a href="/q/who_is_jesus_christ.htm">Who is Jesus Christ?</a> <a href="/q/is_christianity_based_on_reason.htm">What is God's redemption plan for humanity?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_jesus_seminar.htm">What is the Jesus Seminar?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_still_perform_miracles_today.htm">Does God still perform miracles today?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) The blind receive their sight.--Apparently no facts were stated which might not have already come to the ears of the Baptist. At least one instance of each class of miracle has already been recorded by St. Matthew, the blind (<a href="/matthew/9-27.htm" title="And when Jesus departed there, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, You son of David, have mercy on us.">Matthew 9:27</a>), the lame (<a href="/matthew/9-6.htm" title="But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.">Matthew 9:6</a>), the leper (<a href="/matthew/8-2.htm" title="And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.">Matthew 8:2</a>), the dead (<a href="/matthew/9-25.htm" title="But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.">Matthew 9:25</a>). The raising of the widow's son at Nain, which in St. Luke follows closely upon the healing of the centurion's servant, must also have preceded what is here narrated. What the Baptist needed was, not the knowledge of fresh facts, but a different way of looking at those he already knew. Where these works were done, there were tokens that the coming One had indeed come. But above all signs and wonders, there was another spiritual note of the kingdom, which our Lord reserves as the last and greatest: Poor men have the good news proclaimed to them. They are invited to the kingdom, and told of peace and pardon. It is as though our Lord knew that the Baptist, whose heart was with the poor, would feel that One who thus united power and tenderness could be none other than the expected King.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear (and, Revised Version), the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. The first and the last of the examples selected by our Lord are fulfilments or' prophecy (<a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>). Observe that (1) the words are taken from the LXX. (εὐαγγελίσασθαι πτωχοις... τυφλοῖς ἀνάβλεψιν), which, perhaps, represents a different reading from the Massoretic text (cf. Cheyne, in loc., 'Critical Note'). (2) Our Lord reverses the order of the expressions, taking the restoration of sight to the blind as the commencement of a series of physical miracles, and thus making spiritual work the climax. (3) He does not quote Isaiah's phrase, "liberty to the captives," although the quotation of its context could not but suggest it to John, the reason being, it would seem, that he desired to call John's attention away from the more political part of Messiah's work to that which alone forms the basis of permanent political improvement - the restoration of the individual. . . . <a href="/commentaries/matthew/11-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[The] blind τυφλοὶ (typhloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5185.htm">Strong's 5185: </a> Blind, physically or mentally. From, tuphoo; opaque, i.e. blind. receive sight, ἀναβλέπουσιν (anablepousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_308.htm">Strong's 308: </a> To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight. [the] lame χωλοὶ (chōloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5560.htm">Strong's 5560: </a> Lame, deprived of a foot, limping. Apparently a primary word; 'halt', i.e. Limping. walk, περιπατοῦσιν (peripatousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow. [the] lepers λεπροὶ (leproi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3015.htm">Strong's 3015: </a> A leprous person, a leper. From the same as lepra; scaly, i.e. Leprous. are cleansed, καθαρίζονται (katharizontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2511.htm">Strong's 2511: </a> To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse. [the] deaf κωφοὶ (kōphoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2974.htm">Strong's 2974: </a> (lit: blunted) dumb, dull, deaf. From kopto; blunted, i.e. of hearing or speech. hear, ἀκούουσιν (akouousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. [the] dead νεκροὶ (nekroi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead. are raised, ἐγείρονται (egeirontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. good news is preached εὐαγγελίζονται (euangelizontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2097.htm">Strong's 2097: </a> From eu and aggelos; to announce good news especially the gospel. [to the] poor. πτωχοὶ (ptōchoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4434.htm">Strong's 4434: </a> Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight the lame (Matt. 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