Luke 7:22 Meaning and Explanation
“Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus sends John a report woven from Isaiah's promises: the signs of God's salvation are happening, crowned by good news for the poor.
What Does Luke 7:22 Mean?
Jesus sends John an answer woven from Isaiah: the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them (Isaiah 35:5-6; 61:1). Each clause is a checkable fact the two men have just witnessed.
It is a yes — given in Scripture's own vocabulary. John expected the axe and the fire; Jesus points to Isaiah's other portrait, the Anointed One who binds up the broken and brings good tidings to the poor. The climactic sign is not a miracle but a message reaching the lowest. Jesus enlarges John's hope rather than rebuking it: the Coming One has come, healing before judging.
Luke 7:22 in the Original Language
euangelizo (εὐαγγελίζω), 'the gospel is preached' -- to announce good news.
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What does Luke 7:22 mean?
Jesus sends John a report woven from Isaiah's promises: the signs of God's salvation are happening, crowned by good news for the poor.