Luke 7:22

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.

Cross-reference

Luke 7:21 Parallel

Luke 7:21 records the actual healings that Jesus then summarizes in verse 22 as evidence for John. Direct narrative link.

Luke 7:15 Parallel

Luke 7:15 shows the dead man sitting up — the specific resurrection Jesus references as evidence for John.

Luke 7:14 Parallel

Luke 7:14 records Jesus raising the widow's son — the very miracle summarized as 'dead raised up' in his reply to John.

Luke 18:35-43 provides a specific example of a blind man receiving sight, one of the signs Jesus lists in Luke 7:22.

Luke 17:12-19 recounts Jesus cleansing ten lepers, directly illustrating the 'lepers are cleansed' part of his message to John.

Luke 8:53-55 recounts Jesus raising Jairus's daughter — another fulfillment of the 'dead raised up' sign reported to John.

Luke 5:12-15 gives an earlier example: Jesus cleanses a leper, matching 'lepers are cleansed' in the list Jesus sends to John.

Luke 4:18 Parallel

Luke 4:18 is Jesus' programmatic statement — 'good news to the poor' — which his works in 7:22 fulfill.

Luke 14:21 Parallel

Luke 14:21 also lists the poor, crippled, blind, and lame being invited, echoing the same marginalized groups healed in Luke 7:22.

Mark 7:32 Parallel

Mark 7:37 proclaims Jesus 'makes the deaf hear and the mute speak' — a direct echo of the miracles listed in Jesus' response to John.

Acts 14:8-10 records Paul healing a lame man, directly matching the 'lame walk' miracle Jesus includes in his report to John.

Acts 8:7 Parallel

Acts 8:7 describes Philip healing the paralyzed and lame — another instance of the same kinds of miracles Jesus references in his list.

Acts 3:2-8 provides a specific fulfillment: the lame man at the temple is healed and walks, embodying one of the signs Jesus cites.

John 9:30 Parallel

John 9:28-30 recounts the healed blind man's testimony — a direct fulfillment of the 'blind receive sight' that Jesus mentions.

Matthew 21:14 shows Jesus healing the blind and lame in the temple — a direct instance of the miracles Jesus references in His response to John.

Matthew 15:31 shows the crowd's response: the lame walking, blind seeing, and mute speaking — the very miracles Jesus describes here.

Matthew 15:30 records the same types of healings — the lame, blind, mute, and many others brought to Jesus — directly matching Jesus' list.

Matthew 9:28-30 records Jesus healing two blind men — a concrete example of the blind receiving sight that Jesus reports to John.

Isaiah 61:1–3 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 61:1-3 promises good news to the poor and sight to the blind — Jesus explicitly declares this fulfilled in His ministry.

Isaiah 42:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 42:7 specifically foretells opening blind eyes — Jesus’ healing of the blind directly fulfills this Messianic prophecy.

Isaiah 35:6 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 35:6 prophesies the lame leaping — Jesus’ healing of the lame here confirms He is the promised Messiah.

Isaiah 35:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 35:5 foretells the blind seeing and deaf hearing — exactly the miracles Jesus lists as evidence of the Messiah's coming.

Isaiah 29:18 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 29:18 prophesies the deaf hearing and blind seeing in the messianic age, fulfilled by Jesus' miracles in Luke 7:22.

Psalm 146:8 Allusion

Psalm 146:8 declares God opens blind eyes, a work Jesus fulfills in his ministry as cited in Luke 7:22.

Matthew 11:5 records the exact same list of healings from Jesus' reply to John, a parallel account.

Matthew 4:23 summarizes Jesus' ministry of teaching, preaching, and healing, matching the list of miracles in Luke 7:22.

Psalm 72:12 Prophetic fulfillment

Psalm 72:12 portrays the Messianic king delivering the needy — fulfilled in Jesus' ministry to the poor in 7:22.

Leviticus 14:3 Historical context

Leviticus 14:3 outlines the priestly examination of lepers — the cleansing Jesus performs and references in 7:22.

Isaiah 42:18 calls the deaf and blind to perceive — echoed in Jesus' healing of them in 7:22.

John 5:3 Parallel

John 5:3 describes blind, lame, and paralyzed at Bethesda—similar categories of suffering that Jesus heals in Luke 7:22.