Luke 7:22
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
ἐγείρω
are raised,
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ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
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εὐαγγελίζω
are evangelised,
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εὐαγγελίζω
To bring good news, to proclaim the gospel. Euaggelizo. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. The Gospel is news not advice. It announces what has happened.
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εὐαγγέλιον
Gospel
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εὐαγγέλιον
Good news, gospel, glad tidings. Euaggelion. The Gospel is the power of God for salvation. Not just a message about power. The message itself is power when received in faith.
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καθαρίζω
are cleansed,
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καθαρίζω
To cleanse, to purify. Katharizo. The blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. All means all. There is no sin too dark too repeated or too shameful for His blood to cleanse.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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χωλός
lame
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χωλός
Lame, crippled, limping. Cholos. The lame walk. What could not move under its own power was healed by the power of Jesus. He still restores what has been crippled by life.
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νεκρός
dead
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νεκρός
Dead, lifeless, without power. Nekros. God who gives life to the dead. If God can raise the dead there is nothing in your situation that is beyond His power to restore.
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περιπατέω
walk,
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περιπατέω
To walk, to live, to conduct oneself. Peripateo. Walk worthy of the calling to which you have been called. How you live is the walking commentary on what you believe.
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ὅς
what
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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εἴδω
you have seen
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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πορεύομαι
Having gone
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πορεύομαι
to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.);
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τυφλός
Blind
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τυφλός
opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
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κωφός
deaf
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κωφός
blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb)
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Ἰωάννης
to John
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Ἰωάννης
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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λεπρός
lepers
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λεπρός
scaly, i.e. leprous (a leper)
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