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Blind
Blind beggars are frequently mentioned (Matt. 9:27; 12:22; 20:30; John 5:3). The blind are to be treated with compassion (Lev. 19:14; Deut. 27:18). Blindness was sometimes a punishment for disobedience (1 Sam. 11:2; Jer. 39:7), sometimes the effect of old age (Gen. 27:1; 1 Kings 14:4; 1 Sam. 4:15). Conquerors sometimes blinded their captives (2 Kings 25:7; 1 Sam. 11:2). Blindness denotes ignorance as to spiritual things (Isa. 6:10; 42:18, 19; Matt. 15:14; Eph. 4:18). The opening of the eyes of the blind is peculiar to the Messiah (Isa. 29:18). Elymas was smitten with blindness at Paul’s word (Acts 13:11).
In the Bible
75
Verses where Blind is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
- 2 Peter 1:9
But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
- 2 Samuel 5:6
Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”
- 2 Samuel 5:8
On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David. ” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
- Acts 13:11
Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
- Deuteronomy 15:21
But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
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Scripture on Blind
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- Matthew 9Mark 10Leviticus 19Deuteronomy 271 Samuel 112 Samuel 5Mark 8Luke 7Luke 14John 5Acts 13Genesis 27Exodus 4Leviticus 21Leviticus 22Deuteronomy 15Deuteronomy 16Deuteronomy 281 Samuel 41 Samuel 121 Kings 142 Kings 25Job 29Psalms 146Isaiah 6Isaiah 35Isaiah 43Isaiah 56Isaiah 59Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 39Lamentations 4Zephaniah 1Malachi 1Matthew 11Matthew 12Matthew 20Matthew 21Luke 4Luke 6Luke 18John 10John 11Romans 2Ephesians 42 Peter 1Revelation 3
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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