^7:20When⁷² the men came to Jesus,⁷³ they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask,⁷⁴ ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’ ”⁷⁵^7:21At that very time⁷⁶ Jesus⁷⁷ cured many people of diseases, sicknesses,⁷⁸ and evil spirits, and granted⁷⁹ sight to many who were blind. ^7:22So⁸⁰ he answered them,⁸¹ “Go tell⁸² John what you have seen and heard:⁸³ The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the⁸⁴ deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to them. ^7:23Blessed is anyone⁸⁵ who takes no offense at me.”

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Footnotes

72 Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
73 Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
74 Grk “to you, saying,” but since this takes the form of a question, it is preferable to use the phrase “to ask” in English.
75 This question is repeated word for word from v. 19.
76 Grk “In that hour.”
77 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
78 Grk “and sicknesses,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
79 Or “and bestowed (sight) on.”
80 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the relationship to Jesus’ miraculous cures in the preceding sentence.
81 Grk “answering, he said to them.” This is redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation to “he answered them.”
82 The same verb has been translated “inform” in 7:18.
83 What you have seen and heard. The following activities all paraphrase various OT descriptions of the time of promised salvation: Isa 35:5–6; 26:19; 29:18–19; 61:1. Jesus is answering not by acknowledging a title, but by pointing to the nature of his works, thus indicating the nature of the time.
84 Grk “and the,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
85 Grk “whoever.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’ ” In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’ ”

At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the men reached him, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask you, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’ ”

At that time Jesus healed many people of diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind people. He replied to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news, and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.”

NLTNew Living Translation

John’s two disciples found Jesus and said to him, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’ ”

At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind. Then he told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.” And he added, “God blesses those who do not turn away because of me.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when the men came to him, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’ ” In that hour he healed many people of diseases and suffering and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind people. And he answered and said to them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear; the dead are raised, the poor have good news announced to them. And whoever is not offended by me is blessed.”

KJV 1900King James Version

When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 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. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

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