Two Blind Men Healed

27 When Jesus departed from there, (A)two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, (B)“Son of David, have mercy on us!”

28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, (C)“See that no one knows it.” 31 (D)But when they had departed, they [a]spread the news about Him in all that [b]country.

A Mute Man Speaks

32 (E)As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. 33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”

34 But the Pharisees said, (F)“He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”

The Compassion of Jesus(G)

35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, (H)teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease [c]among the people. 36 (I)But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were [d]weary and scattered, (J)like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, (K)“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 (L)Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:31 Lit. made Him known
  2. Matthew 9:31 Lit. land
  3. Matthew 9:35 NU omits among the people
  4. Matthew 9:36 NU, M harassed

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