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. (LK 7:22)
Jesus said this after John the Baptist sent to Jesus asking if he was the Christ. In the passage preceding there was mention of a widow whose son was raised by Jesus. Widows were usually the most destitute, the poorest of the poor as were beggers and those who were maimed or crippled. Jesus gave these people more than a sermon or future hopes. By healing them, he took away the most obvious obstacles to a decent life for them. Most if not all of these people would remain poor, but no longer among the lowest of the poor.
The passages after John's question tells us about rich people (Pharisees and Lawyers) who rejected noth Jesus' and John the Baptist's baptism.
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