Matthew 11:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 11:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 11:5 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 11:5 — KJV
“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.”
— Matthew 11:5 (KJV)
Matthew 11:5 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 11:5
“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.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:5: blind, lame, walk
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:5: blind, sight, hear
“And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:5: sight, hear, dead
“And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:5: sight, walk, hear
“I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. sore: Heb. with a great weeping”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:5: sight, walk, hear
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