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Matthew 11:5: Meaning Explained
‹The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised...
Matthew 11:5
“The blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor hear the good news.”
What Does This Verse Mean?
Tell John about all the miracles. Blind people can see. Lame people can walk. Sick people are healed. Even dead people are brought back to life!
What’s Happening Here
Jesus lists the amazing things He's doing. These prove He's the Messiah.
Key Words
lameunable to walk properly
leperspeople with a serious skin disease
Why It Matters
Jesus's miracles prove that He has God's power. The Messiah was supposed to do these things.
Did You Know?
These are the exact miracles that were predicted about the Messiah.
Word Study
G5185
The blindτυφλοὶ
G308
receive their sightἀναβλέπουσιν
G2532
andκαὶ
G5560
the lameχωλοὶ
G4043
walkπεριπατοῦσιν
G3015
the lepersλεπροὶ
G2511
are cleansedκαθαρίζονται
G2974
the deafκωφοὶ
G191
hearἀκούουσιν
G3498
the deadνεκροὶ
G1453
are raised upἐγείρονται
G4434
the poorπτωχοὶ
G2097
have the gospel preached to themεὐαγγελίζονται·
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