18 In that day (A)the deaf shall hear
    (B)the words of a book,
and out of their gloom and darkness
    (C)the eyes of the blind shall see.

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18 In that day(A) the deaf(B) will hear the words of the scroll,
    and out of gloom and darkness(C)
    the eyes of the blind will see.(D)

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(A)the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers[a] are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and (B)the poor have good news preached to them.

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  1. Matthew 11:5 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

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)

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

(A)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
    and the ears of the deaf unstopped;

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Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(A)
    and the ears of the deaf(B) unstopped.

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37 And they were (A)astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

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37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

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18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
    wondrous things out of your law.

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18 Open my eyes that I may see
    wonderful things in your law.

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17 that (A)the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, (B)may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 (C)having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is (D)the hope to which he has called you, what are (E)the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, (F)according to the working of (G)his great might

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17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,(A) may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom(B) and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(C) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(D) you, the riches(E) of his glorious inheritance(F) in his holy people,(G) 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power(H) is the same as the mighty strength(I)

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  1. Ephesians 1:17 Or a spirit

18 (A)to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from (B)the power of Satan to God, that they may receive (C)forgiveness of sins and (D)a place among those who are sanctified (E)by faith in me.’

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18 to open their eyes(A) and turn them from darkness to light,(B) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(C) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(D)

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(A)Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
    and the ears of those who hear will give attention.

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Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,(A)
    and the ears(B) of those who hear will listen.

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12 (A)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
    (B)the Lord has made them both.

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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
    the Lord has made them both.(A)

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18 I counsel you (A)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and (B)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (C)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, (D)so that you may see.

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18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,(A) so you can become rich; and white clothes(B) to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;(C) and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.

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But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light.

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But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E)

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14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

(A)“Awake, O sleeper,
    and (B)arise from the dead,
and (C)Christ will shine on you.”

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14 This is why it is said:

“Wake up, sleeper,(A)
    rise from the dead,(B)
    and Christ will shine on you.”(C)

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But we have renounced (A)disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice[a] cunning or (B)to tamper with God's word, but (C)by the open statement of the truth (D)we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. And even (E)if our gospel is veiled, (F)it is veiled to (G)those who are perishing. In their case (H)the god of this world (I)has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing (J)the light of (K)the gospel of the glory of Christ, (L)who is the image of God. For what (M)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (N)ourselves as your servants[b] for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, (O)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (P)has shone in our hearts to give (Q)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 4:2 Greek to walk in
  2. 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(A) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(B) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(C) in the sight of God. And even if our gospel(D) is veiled,(E) it is veiled to those who are perishing.(F) The god(G) of this age(H) has blinded(I) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(J) who is the image of God.(K) For what we preach is not ourselves,(L) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(M) and ourselves as your servants(N) for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](O) made his light shine in our hearts(P) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(Q)

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  1. 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3