22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: (A)the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, (B)lepers[a] are cleansed, and (C)the deaf hear, (D)the dead are raised up, (E)the poor have good news preached to them.

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  1. Luke 7:22 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

(A)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
    and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
(B)then shall the lame man leap like a deer,
    and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.
(C)For waters break forth in the wilderness,
    and streams in the desert;

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18 (A)“The Spirit of the Lord (B)is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to (C)proclaim good news to the poor.
(D)He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and (E)recovering of sight to the blind,
    (F)to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

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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.
19 (D)The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,
    and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

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The Year of the Lord's Favor

61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
(D)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
    (E)and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;
to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (F)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(G)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(H)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (I)that he may be glorified.[c]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
  3. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him?

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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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Paul and Barnabas at Lystra

Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was (A)crippled from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and (B)seeing that he had faith to be made well,[a] 10 said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet.” And he (C)sprang up and began walking.

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  1. Acts 14:9 Or be saved

30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them (A)the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, 31 (B)so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, (C)the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And (D)they glorified (E)the God of Israel.

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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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For (A)unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

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And a man (A)lame from birth was being carried, (B)whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate (C)to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, (D)“I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. (E)In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And (F)leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

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30 The man answered, “Why, this is (A)an amazing thing! (B)You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that (C)God does not listen to sinners, but (D)if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. 32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. 33 (E)If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

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46 Nathanael said to him, (A)“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

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Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

35 (A)As he drew near to Jericho, (B)a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, (C)“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 And he cried out, “Jesus, (D)Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 And those who were in front (E)rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, 41 (F)“What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” 42 And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; (G)your faith has (H)made you well.” 43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, (I)glorifying God. And (J)all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

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12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,[a] (A)who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and (B)show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, (C)praising God with a loud voice; 16 and (D)he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was (E)a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not (F)ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and (G)give praise to God except this (H)foreigner?” 19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; (I)your faith has (J)made you well.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:12 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  2. Luke 17:19 Or has saved you

53 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But (A)taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, (B)arise.” 55 And (C)her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat.

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21 In that hour (A)he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and (B)on many who were blind he bestowed sight.

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14 Then he came up and touched (A)the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, (B)arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus[a] (C)gave him to his mother.

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  1. Luke 7:15 Greek he

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

12 While he was in one of the cities, (A)there came a man full of leprosy.[a] And when he saw Jesus, he (B)fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, (C)if you will, you can make me clean.” 13 And Jesus[b] stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And he charged him (D)to tell no one, but “go and show (E)yourself to the priest, and (F)make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, (G)for a proof to them.” 15 (H)But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities.

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  1. Luke 5:12 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  2. Luke 5:13 Greek he

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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  1. Mark 7:36 Greek he

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 (A)Then he touched their eyes, saying, (B)“According to your faith be it done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, (C)“See that no one knows about it.”

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12 But I will leave in your midst
    a people (A)humble and lowly.
(B)They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,

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Behold, I will bring them (A)from the north country
    and (B)gather them from (C)the farthest parts of the earth,
among them (D)the blind and the lame,
    the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
    a great company, they shall return here.

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Bring out (A)the people who are blind, yet have eyes,
    who are deaf, yet have ears!

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