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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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.

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

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

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

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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

22 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[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. Luke 7:22 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

24 Those who are wayward(A) in spirit will gain understanding;(B)
    those who complain will accept instruction.”(C)

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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 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 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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14 But their minds were made dull,(A) for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant(B) is read.(C) It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. 15 Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord,(D) the veil is taken away.(E) 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit,(F) and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.(G) 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a](H) the Lord’s glory,(I) are being transformed into his image(J) with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or reflect

45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[a](A) Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.

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  1. John 6:45 Isaiah 54:13

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,(A)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news(B) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,

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17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(A) but by my Father in heaven.(B)

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14 In them is fulfilled(A) the prophecy of Isaiah:

“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
    they hardly hear with their ears,
    and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a](B)

16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.(C)

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  1. Matthew 13:15 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)

33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
    after that time,” declares the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds(A)
    and write it on their hearts.(B)
I will be their God,
    and they will be my people.(C)
34 No longer will they teach(D) their neighbor,
    or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know(E) me,
    from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the Lord.
“For I will forgive(F) their wickedness
    and will remember their sins(G) no more.”

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16 I will lead(A) the blind(B) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(C) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.(D)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake(E) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
    who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(F)
    will be turned back in utter shame.(G)

Israel Blind and Deaf

18 “Hear, you deaf;(H)
    look, you blind, and see!

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10 The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep:(A)
    He has sealed your eyes(B) (the prophets);(C)
    he has covered your heads (the seers).(D)

11 For you this whole vision(E) is nothing but words sealed(F) in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I can’t; it is sealed.” 12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I don’t know how to read.”

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But to this day the Lord has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.(A)

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