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    The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
    The Lord loves the godly.

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    the Lord gives sight(A) to the blind,(B)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(C)
    the Lord loves the righteous.(D)

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For the righteous Lord loves justice.
    The virtuous will see his face.

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For the Lord is righteous,(A)
    he loves justice;(B)
    the upright(C) will see his face.(D)

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14 The Lord helps the fallen
    and lifts those bent beneath their loads.

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14 The Lord upholds(A) all who fall
    and lifts up all(B) who are bowed down.(C)

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30 Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”

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30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”(A)

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18 to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart 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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But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,[a] a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:9 Greek a royal priesthood.

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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18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.[a]

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  1. 1:18 Or called, and the rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his holy people.

18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(A) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(B) you, the riches(C) of his glorious inheritance(D) in his holy people,(E)

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But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.

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But God, who comforts the downcast,(A) comforted us by the coming of Titus,(B)

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27 for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.[a]

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  1. 16:27 Some manuscripts read from the Father.

27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me(A) and have believed that I came from God.(B)

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the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.”

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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.

And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind
    and unplug the ears of the deaf.

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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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11 he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!” 13 Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!

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11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years.(A) She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then he put his hands on her,(B) and immediately she straightened up and praised God.

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16 I will lead blind Israel down a new path,
    guiding them along an unfamiliar way.
I will brighten the darkness before them
    and smooth out the road ahead of them.
Yes, I will indeed do these things;
    I will not forsake them.

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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.

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