John 9:8

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His neighbors and those who had previously seen him begging asked, 'Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?'

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  • 1 Sam 2:8 : 8 'He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit with nobles and inherit a seat of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them He has set the world.'
  • Luke 18:35 : 35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
  • 1 Sam 21:11 : 11 David got up and fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to Achish the king of Gath.
  • Mark 10:46 : 46 They came to Jericho. As Jesus was leaving the city with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind man named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.
  • Luke 16:20-22 : 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
  • Acts 3:2-9 : 2 And a man who had been lame from birth was being carried there. Every day they would set him at the temple gate called Beautiful so that he could ask for alms from those entering the temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he began asking them for alms. 4 Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, "Look at us." 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." 7 Then Peter took him by the right hand and helped him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were strengthened. 8 He jumped to his feet, stood, and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God. 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God. 10 They recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 11 While the healed man clung to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them on Solomon’s Colonnade, utterly amazed.
  • Ruth 1:19 : 19 So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, "Can this be Naomi?"

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  • John 9:9-21
    13 verses
    85%

    9Some said, 'This is he.' Others said, 'No, he just looks like him.' But he kept saying, 'I am the one.'

    10They asked him, 'Then how were your eyes opened?

    11The man replied, 'The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and then I could see.'

    12They asked him, 'Where is He?' He answered, 'I don’t know.'

    13They brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees.

    14Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

    15So the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He replied, 'He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.'

    16Some of the Pharisees said, 'This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.' But others said, 'How can a sinful man perform such signs?' So there was division among them.

    17Again they asked the blind man, 'What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?' He replied, 'He is a prophet.'

    18The Jews refused to believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned the man’s parents.

    19They asked them, 'Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How then does he now see?'

    20His parents replied, 'We know he is our son and that he was born blind.'

    21'But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.'

  • John 9:6-7
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    6After saying this, He spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and spread it on the man's eyes.

    7He said to him, 'Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam' (which means 'Sent'). So the man went and washed, and he came back able to see.

  • John 9:23-26
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    23That was why his parents said, 'He is of age; ask him.'

    24A second time, they called for the man who had been blind and told him, 'Give glory to God! We know this man is a sinner.'

    25He answered, 'Whether He is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!'

    26Then they asked him, 'What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?'

  • John 9:1-3
    3 verses
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    1As Jesus was passing by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth.

    2His disciples asked Him, 'Teacher, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?'

    3Jesus answered, 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God might be revealed in him.'

  • Luke 18:35-37
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    35As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.

    36When he heard the crowd passing by, he asked what was happening.

    37They told him, 'Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.'

  • John 9:32-33
    2 verses
    77%

    32Never before in history has it been heard that someone opened the eyes of a man born blind.

    33If this man were not from God, He would not be able to do anything.

  • Mark 8:22-25
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    22They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.

    23Taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the village. After spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked him, 'Do you see anything?'

    24The man looked up and said, 'I see people, but they look like trees walking around.'

    25Again Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes, and he saw clearly. His sight was restored, and he saw everything distinctly.

  • John 9:30
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    30The man answered, 'This is remarkable! You do not know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!'

  • Mark 10:49-52
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    49Jesus stopped and said, 'Call him.' So they called to the blind man, 'Take heart! Get up; he is calling you.'

    50Throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus.

    51'What do you want me to do for you?' Jesus asked him. The blind man said, 'Rabboni, I want to see.'

    52Jesus said to him, 'Go, your faith has healed you.' Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

  • John 9:35-36
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    35Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and when He found him, He said, 'Do you believe in the Son of God?'

    36He answered, 'Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?'

  • Mark 10:46-47
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    46They came to Jericho. As Jesus was leaving the city with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind man named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.

    47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'

  • Luke 18:43
    74%

    43Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. When all the people saw this, they praised God.

  • Luke 18:40-41
    2 verses
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    40Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,

    41'What do you want me to do for you?' He said, 'Lord, I want to see.'

  • John 9:39-40
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    39Jesus said, 'For judgment I came into this world, so that those who are blind may see and those who see may become blind.'

    40Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this and asked, 'Are we also blind?'

  • John 5:11-12
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    11But he answered them, 'The one who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’'

    12So they asked him, 'Who is the man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?'

  • Acts 3:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9All the people saw him walking and praising God.

    10They recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

  • Matt 9:28
    72%

    28When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, 'Do you believe that I can do this?' 'Yes, Lord,' they replied.