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The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
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Healing as Authority
Commentators explain that by healing the blind and lame in the temple, Jesus performed a radical act. Jewish rules often excluded such individuals from full worship. By welcoming and healing them, Jesus demonstrated that He is greater than the temple itself, and these miracles served as divine proof of His Messianic authority to cleanse it.
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Matthew
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19th Century
Anglican
The blind and the lame—As we see from Acts 3:2 and probably from John 9:1, these people often gathered at the approaches to the Te…
Baptist
The coming into the temple of blind beggars and lame beggars was no defilement to the holy place. The blind and the lame came to Him. To whom else …
This last mention of Jesus’ healing ministry takes place probably within the temple precincts in the Court of the Gentiles. It was not uncommon for…
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16th Century
Protestant
And the blind and lame came to him. So that the authority Christ had unconventionally claimed for himself might not be suspected of rashne…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the blind and the lame came to him The Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "they brought unto him the blind and t…
Presbyterian
Christ found some of the courts of the temple turned into a market for cattle and things used in the sacrifices, and partly occupied by the money-c…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:
