Matthew 11:5 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →Jesus lists the signs of His ministry, echoing the prophets' description of the age of salvation.
What Does Matthew 11:5 Mean?
Each item on this list echoes the prophet Isaiah's vision of the day when God comes to save: eyes opened, the lame leaping, the deaf hearing, good news to the poor (Isaiah 35 and 61). By naming these works, Jesus signals that the promised age has dawned in Him. The catalogue moves from sight to hearing to life itself, then crowns it all with good news to the poor.
The miracles are more than acts of compassion; they are the unmistakable fingerprints of the One the prophets foretold. And the climax is striking: the greatest sign is not a raised body but a gospel preached to the lowly. Jesus came for the overlooked. Wherever brokenness is restored and the poor are told they are loved, His kingdom is breaking in.
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What does Matthew 11:5 mean?
Jesus lists the signs of His ministry, echoing the prophets' description of the age of salvation.