John 9:1-12

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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

9 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. ²And his disciples asked him, ^(A)“Rabbi, ^(B)who sinned, ^(C)this man or ^(D)his parents, that he was born blind?” ³Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but ^(E)that the works of God might be displayed in him. ⁴We must ^(F)work the works of him who sent me ^(G)while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. ⁵As long as I am in the world, ^(H)I am the light of the world.” ⁶Having 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 ⁷and said to him, “Go, wash in ^(K)the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and ^(L)came back seeing.

⁸The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, ^(M)“Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” ⁹Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” ¹⁰So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” ¹¹He answered, ^(N)“The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” ¹²They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”

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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.

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Isaiah 29:18

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¹⁸In 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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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;

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Isaiah 42:7-8

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⁷    ^(A)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
    ^(B)from the prison those who sit in darkness.
⁸I am the Lord; that is my name;
    ^(C)my glory I give to no other,
    nor my praise to carved idols.

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Matthew 11:1-6

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Messengers from John the Baptist

11 When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

²^(A)Now when John heard ^(B)in prison about the deeds of ^(C)the Christ, he sent word by ^(D)his disciples ³and said to him, “Are you ^(E)the one who is to come, or shall we ^(F)look for another?” ⁴And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: ⁵^(G)the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers^[a] are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and ^(H)the poor have good news preached to them. ⁶And blessed is the one who ^(I)is not offended by me.”