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Isaiah 35:5-6
And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf.The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the wasteland.
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Luke 4:18
“ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free,
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Isaiah 29:18-19
In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book, and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness.The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the Lord. The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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Isaiah 61:1-3
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.
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Matthew 21:14
The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them.
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James 2:5
Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
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Matthew 15:30-31
A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.
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Isaiah 43:8
Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf.
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Acts 26:18
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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Psalms 146:8
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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John 9:30-33
“ Why, that’s very strange!” the man replied.“ He healed my eyes, and yet you don’t know where he comes from?We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind.If this man were not from God, he couldn’t have done it.”
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Mark 7:32-37
A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him.Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue.Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said,“ Ephphatha,” which means,“ Be opened!”Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly!Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news.They were completely amazed and said again and again,“ Everything he does is wonderful. He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who cannot speak.”
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John 1:46
“ Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael.“ Can anything good come from Nazareth?”“ Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
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Matthew 9:28-30
They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them,“ Do you believe I can make you see?”“ Yes, Lord,” they told him,“ we do.”Then he touched their eyes and said,“ Because of your faith, it will happen.”Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them,“ Don’t tell anyone about this.”
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Acts 3:2-8
As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for some money.Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said,“ Look at us!”The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money.But Peter said,“ I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened.He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.
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Jeremiah 31:8
For I will bring them from the north and from the distant corners of the earth. I will not forget the blind and lame, the expectant mothers and women in labor. A great company will return!
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Zephaniah 3:12
Those who are left will be the lowly and humble, for it is they who trust in the name of the Lord.
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Luke 7:21
At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind.
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Luke 8:53-55
But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died.Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice,“ My child, get up!”And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.
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Isaiah 42:16
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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Acts 8:7
Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.
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Luke 5:12-15
In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed.“ Lord,” he said,“ if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”Jesus reached out and touched him.“ I am willing,” he said.“ Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.Then Jesus instructed him not to tell anyone what had happened. He said,“ Go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases.
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Isaiah 32:3-4
Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it.Even the hotheads will be full of sense and understanding. Those who stammer will speak out plainly.
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Luke 18:35-43
As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road.When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening.They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by.So he began shouting,“ Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”“ Be quiet!” the people in front yelled at him. But he only shouted louder,“ Son of David, have mercy on me!”When Jesus heard him, he stopped and ordered that the man be brought to him. As the man came near, Jesus asked him,“ What do you want me to do for you?”“ Lord,” he said,“ I want to see!”And Jesus said,“ All right, receive your sight! Your faith has healed you.”Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too.
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Luke 7:14-15
Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped.“ Young man,” he said,“ I tell you, get up.”Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
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Luke 17:12-19
As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance,crying out,“ Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”He looked at them and said,“ Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting,“ Praise God!”He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.Jesus asked,“ Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine?Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”And Jesus said to the man,“ Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.”
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Acts 14:8-10
While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sittingand listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed.So Paul called to him in a loud voice,“ Stand up!” And the man jumped to his feet and started walking.
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Job 29:15
I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.
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Isaiah 42:6-7
“ I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations.You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.