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22 And he said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.(A) 23 And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me.”[a]

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  1. 7:23 Blessed is the one who takes no offense at me: this beatitude is pronounced on the person who recognizes Jesus’ true identity in spite of previous expectations of what “the one who is to come” would be like.

22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news brought to them. 23 And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”

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  1. Luke 7:22 The terms leper and leprosy can refer to several diseases

22 Then he replied to John’s disciples, “Go, report to John what you have seen and heard. Those who were blind are able to see. Those who were crippled now walk. People with skin diseases are cleansed. Those who were deaf now hear. Those who were dead are raised up. And good news is preached to the poor.[a] 23 Happy is anyone who doesn’t stumble along the way because of me.”

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22 And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: people who were (A)blind receive sight, people who limped walk, people with leprosy are cleansed and people who were deaf hear, dead people are raised up, and (B)people who are poor have the gospel preached to them. 23 And blessed is [a]anyone who does not take offense at Me.”

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  1. Luke 7:23 Lit whoever

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) 23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

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