22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: (A)the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, (B)lepers[a] are cleansed, and (C)the deaf hear, (D)the dead are raised up, (E)the poor have good news preached to them.

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  1. Luke 7:22 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

22 So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A)

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  1. Luke 7:22 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

(A)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
    and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
(B)then shall the lame man leap like a deer,
    and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
(C)For waters break forth in the wilderness,
    and streams in the desert;

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Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(A)
    and the ears of the deaf(B) unstopped.
Then will the lame(C) leap like a deer,(D)
    and the mute tongue(E) shout for joy.(F)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(G) in the desert.

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18 (A)“The Spirit of the Lord (B)is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to (C)proclaim good news to the poor.
(D)He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and (E)recovering of sight to the blind,
    (F)to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,(A)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news(B) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,

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The Year of the Lord's Favor

61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
(D)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
    (E)and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;
to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (F)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(G)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(H)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (I)that he may be glorified.[c]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
  3. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor(I)
    and the day of vengeance(J) of our God,
to comfort(K) all who mourn,(L)
    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(M) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(N)
the oil(O) of joy
    instead of mourning,(P)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(Q) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(R)

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

18 In that day (A)the deaf shall hear
    (B)the words of a book,
and out of their gloom and darkness
    (C)the eyes of the blind shall see.
19 (D)The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,
    and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

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18 In that day(A) the deaf(B) will hear the words of the scroll,
    and out of gloom and darkness(C)
    the eyes of the blind will see.(D)
19 Once more the humble(E) will rejoice in the Lord;
    the needy(F) will rejoice in the Holy One(G) of Israel.

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Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him?

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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(A) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and to inherit the kingdom(D) he promised those who love him?(E)

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Paul and Barnabas at Lystra

Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was (A)crippled from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and (B)seeing that he had faith to be made well,[a] 10 said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he (C)sprang up and began walking.

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  1. Acts 14:9 Or be saved

In Lystra and Derbe

In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth(A) and had never walked. He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed(B) 10 and called out, “Stand up on your feet!”(C) At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.(D)

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14 (A)And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

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14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.(A)

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18 (A)to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from (B)the power of Satan to God, that they may receive (C)forgiveness of sins and (D)a place among those who are sanctified (E)by faith in me.’

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18 to open their eyes(A) and turn them from darkness to light,(B) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(C) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(D)

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14 Then he came up and touched (A)the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, (B)arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus[a] (C)gave him to his mother.

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  1. Luke 7:15 Greek he

14 Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”(A) 15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

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30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them (A)the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, 31 (B)so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, (C)the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And (D)they glorified (E)the God of Israel.

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30 Great 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.(A) 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.(B)

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28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 (A)Then he touched their eyes, saying, (B)“According to your faith be it done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, (C)“See that no one knows about it.”

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28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they replied.(A)

29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”;(B) 30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”(C)

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12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,[a] (A)who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and (B)show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, (C)praising God with a loud voice; 16 and (D)he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was (E)a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not (F)ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and (G)give praise to God except this (H)foreigner?” 19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; (I)your faith has (J)made you well.”[b]

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  1. Luke 17:12 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  2. Luke 17:19 Or has saved you

12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a](A) met him. They stood at a distance(B) 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master,(C) have pity on us!”

14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”(D) And as they went, they were cleansed.

15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God(E) in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.(F)

17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”(G)

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  1. Luke 17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.