And Jesus answered and[a] said to them, “Go and[b] tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to them.[c] And whoever is not offended by me is blessed.”

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  1. Matthew 11:4 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Matthew 11:4 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Matthew 11:5 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A) Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”(B)

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  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.