Matthew 20:34

Moved with compassion, Jesus touches their eyes, restores their sight, and they follow him. His mercy meets their faith and produces discipleship.

Cross-references · 18

• Matt 9:29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
• Heb 4:15–16For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.
• Ps 145:8Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
• Luke 22:51But Jesus answered, “Let me at least do this” — and he touched his ear, and healed him.
• Ps 119:67Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.
• Mark 7:33He took him aside from the multitude, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.
• Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, “Don’t cry.”
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
• Ps 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.
• Matt 14:14Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
• Matt 15:32Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”
• Matt 8:15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.
• John 9:6–7When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man’s eyes with the mud,
• Luke 18:43Immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
• 1 Pet 3:8Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,
• Matt 9:36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.
• John 11:33–35When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
• Heb 2:17Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

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