Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

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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When John,(A) who was in prison,(B) heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come,(C) or should we expect someone else?”

Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 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.(D)

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  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

(A)Now when John heard (B)in prison about the deeds of (C)the Christ, he sent word by (D)his disciples and said to him, “Are you (E)the one who is to come, or shall we (F)look for another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: (G)the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers[a] are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and (H)the poor have good news preached to them.

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  1. Matthew 11:5 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent a message through his disciples(A) and asked him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” (B)

Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,(C)

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  1. 11:5 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14

(A)Now when (B)John, [a]while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to Him, “Are You (C)the [b]Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: (D)the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the (E)poor have the [c]gospel preached to them.

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  1. Matthew 11:2 Lit in prison
  2. Matthew 11:3 Lit Coming One
  3. Matthew 11:5 Or good news