Psalm 146:8
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8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.(A)
Psalm 11:7
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7 For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold his face.(A)
Psalm 145:14
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14 The Lord upholds all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.(A)
Matthew 9:30
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30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly ordered them, “See that no one knows of this.”(A)
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Acts 26:18
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18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(A)
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1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)
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- 2.9 Gk a people for his possession
Ephesians 1:18
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18 so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,
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2 Corinthians 7:6
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6 But God, who consoles the downcast, consoled us by the arrival of Titus,(A)
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John 16:27
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27 for the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.[a](A)
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- 16.27 Other ancient authorities read the Father
Matthew 11:5
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5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with a skin disease are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them.(A)
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Isaiah 35:5
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5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be opened;(A)
Luke 13:11-13
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11 And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.” 13 When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God.(A)
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Isaiah 42:16
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16 I will lead the blind
by a road they do not know;
by paths they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I will do,
and I will not forsake them.(A)
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