Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
Parallel translations
- WEB The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
- KJV And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
- BSB The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
- NASB And those who were blind and those who limped came to Him in the temple area, and He healed them.
- NLT The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them.
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Quick answer
The blind and lame come to Jesus in the temple and he heals them. His mercy fills the cleansed temple with restoration.
Overview
Having driven out corruption, Jesus fills the temple with healing for the blind and lame—those often excluded from full temple participation. His compassion shows what God's house is truly meant to be: a place of mercy and restoration. These works also testify that the Messiah has come, bringing the wholeness promised in the prophets.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Isa 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
- Acts 10:38even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- Matt 4:23Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
- Matt 9:35Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
- Acts 3:1–9Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
- Matt 11:4–5Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
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