Psalm 146:8; Isaiah 42:7; Matthew 9:27–31; Matthew 12:22; Matthew 15:30–31; Mark 8:22–26; Mark 10:46–52; Luke 4:18; Luke 18:35–43; John 9:1–7; John 9:32; John 10:21; John 11:37

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Psalm 146:8

8  the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.

The Lord elifts up those who are bowed down;

the Lord loves the righteous.


Isaiah 42:7

7  kto open the eyes that are blind,

lto bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,

from the prison those who sit in darkness.


Matthew 9:27–31

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

27 And as Jesus passed on from there, htwo blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, iSon of David.” 28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, j“According to your faith let it be done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, k“See that no one knows about it.” 31 lBut they went away and spread his fame through all that district.


Matthew 12:22

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

22 aThen a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.


Matthew 15:30–31

30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the klame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, 31 so that the crowd lwondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they mglorified the God of Israel.


Mark 8:22–26

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida

22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a oblind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had pspit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25 Then Jesus1 laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him to his home, saying, q“Do not even enter the village.”


Mark 10:46–52

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

46 kAnd they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, lSon of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” 50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, m“Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; nyour faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.


Luke 4:18

18  c“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

because he has anointed me

to proclaim dgood news to the poor.

He has esent me to proclaim liberty to the captives

and recovering of sight to the blind,

fto set at liberty those who are oppressed,


Luke 18:35–43

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

35 xAs he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 And he cried out, “Jesus, ySon of David, have mercy on me!” 39 And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” 42 And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; zyour faith has made you well.” 43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, aglorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.


John 9:1–7

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, zwho sinned, this man aor his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but bthat the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must work the works of him who sent me cwhile it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, dI am the elight of the world.” 6 Having said these things, he fspit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he ganointed the man’s eyes with the mud 7 and said to him, h“Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.


John 9:32

32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.


John 10:21

21 hOthers said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon iopen the eyes of the blind?”


John 11:37

37 But some of them said, “Could not he fwho opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?”