Matthew 11:5
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
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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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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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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λεπρός
lepers
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λεπρός
scaly, i.e. leprous (a leper)
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