Isaiah 35:5
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5 (A)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
Isaiah 42:6-7
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6 “I am the Lord; (A)I have called you[a] in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (B)as a covenant for the people,
(C)a light for the nations,
7 (D)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
(E)from the prison those who sit in darkness.
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- Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
Luke 7:20-23
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20 And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one (A)who is to come, or (B)shall we look for another?’” 21 In that hour (C)he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and (D)on many who were blind he bestowed sight. 22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: (E)the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, (F)lepers[a] are cleansed, and (G)the deaf hear, (H)the dead are raised up, (I)the poor have good news preached to them. 23 And blessed is the one who is (J)not offended by me.”
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- Luke 7:22 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Isaiah 29:18
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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.
Matthew 11:3-5
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3 and said to him, “Are you (A)the one who is to come, or shall we (B)look for another?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 (C)the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers[a] are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and (D)the poor have good news preached to them.
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- Matthew 11:5 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Isaiah 32:3-4
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3 (A)Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
4 The heart of the hasty will understand and know,
(B)and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly.
Psalm 146:8
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8 (A)the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
(B)The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
(C)the Lord loves the righteous.
John 9:39
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39 Jesus said, (A)“For judgment I came into this world, (B)that those who do not see may see, and (C)those who see may become blind.”
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Isaiah 50:4
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4 The Lord God has given (A)me
the tongue of those who are taught,
that (B)I may know how to sustain with a word
(C)him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
he awakens my ear
to hear as those who are taught.
Ephesians 1:17-18
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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,
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Matthew 21:14
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14 (A)And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
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Matthew 12:22
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Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
22 (A)Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
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Matthew 9:27-30
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Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
27 (A)And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, (B)Son of David.” 28 When he entered 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 (C)Then he touched their eyes, saying, (D)“According to your faith be it done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, (E)“See that no one knows about it.”
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Matthew 20:30-34
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30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord,[a] have mercy on us, (A)Son of David!” 31 The crowd (B)rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 32 And stopping, Jesus called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” 33 They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.” 34 And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
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- Matthew 20:30 Some manuscripts omit Lord
Luke 4:18
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John 9:1-7
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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
9 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, (A)“Rabbi, (B)who sinned, (C)this man or (D)his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but (E)that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must (F)work the works of him who sent me (G)while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, (H)I am the light of the world.” 6 Having said these things, (I)he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. (J)Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud 7 and said to him, “Go, wash in (K)the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and (L)came back seeing.
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Isaiah 42:16
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16 (A)And I will lead the blind
in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
(B)the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
Ephesians 5:14
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14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
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Mark 7:32-37
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32 And they brought to him (A)a man who was deaf and (B)had a speech impediment, and they begged him to (C)lay his hand on him. 33 And (D)taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and (E)after spitting touched his tongue. 34 And (F)looking up to heaven, (G)he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35 (H)And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36 And (I)Jesus[a] charged them to tell no one. But (J)the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37 And they were (K)astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
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- Mark 7:36 Greek he
Isaiah 43:8
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8 Bring out (A)the people who are blind, yet have eyes,
who are deaf, yet have ears!
Proverbs 20:12
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Acts 9:17-18
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17 So (A)Ananias departed and entered the house. And (B)laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and (C)be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and (D)he regained his sight. Then (E)he rose and was baptized;
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Exodus 4:11
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11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
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Mark 9:25-26
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25 And when Jesus saw that (A)a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, (B)“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 And after crying out and (C)convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.”
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Mark 8:22-25
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Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22 And they came (A)to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And (B)he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when (C)he had (D)spit on his eyes and (E)laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25 Then Jesus[a] laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
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- Mark 8:25 Greek he
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