13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

This verse quotes or alludes to 3 earlier texts.

• Isa 35:5 · paraphrase
  "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped."
  Isaiah: the blind see, the lame walk — Jesus' answer to John
• Isa 61:1 · paraphrase
  "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are…"
  Isaiah: good news to the poor — Jesus' answer to John the Baptist
• Isa 29:18 · paraphrase
  "And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness."
  Isaiah: the deaf shall hear — Jesus' messianic signs

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

• Kingdom of God
• Redemption

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• Acts 1:1 — The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
• Acts 3:2 — And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
• Acts 14:8 — And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
• Exod 4:11 — And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
• Isa 11:4 — But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay
• Isa 29:18 — And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
• Isa 29:18 — And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
• Isa 29:19 — The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 35:4 — Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
• Isa 42:6 — I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
• Isa 42:7 — To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
• Isa 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and th
• Isa 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and th
• Jas 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
• Jas 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
• Jer 5:4 — Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
• Job 29:15 — I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
• John 5:36 — But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
• John 9:3 — Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
• John 10:21 — Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
• John 10:25 — Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
• John 10:38 — But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
• John 11:43 — And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
• John 14:11 — Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
• John 15:24 — If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
• John 21:25 — And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
• Luke 4:18 — 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 sig
• Luke 4:18 — 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 sig
• Luke 4:40 — Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
• Luke 5:17 — And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the
• Luke 7:21 — 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.
• Luke 14:21 — So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poo
• Mal 4:2 — But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
• Mark 7:35 — And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
• Matt 4:23 — And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
• Matt 9:27 — And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
• Matt 9:35 — And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
• Matt 15:30 — And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
• Matt 16:3 — And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
• Matt 21:14 — And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.