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Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."
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Faith as the Measure
Commentators emphasize that Jesus's statement, 'According to your faith be it done unto you,' is a foundational 'rule of the kingdom.' Charles Spurgeon notes that our faith often measures the blessings we receive, stating, 'We have the measuring of our own mercies.' This principle suggests that while God's power is limitless, the extent to which we experience it is often connected to the capacity of our faith to receive it.
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Touched their eyes (ηψατο των οφθαλμων). The men had faith (9:28) and Jesus rewards their faith and yet he touched their eyes as h…
19th Century
Anglican
Then He touched their eyes. This is the first recorded instance of the method our Lord seems to have consistently adopted in the c…
Baptist
They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, according to your faith be it unto you.
That is what Jesus says …
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Jesus’ touching the blind men’s eyes—perhaps no more than a compassionate gesture to encourage faith—was not the sole means of this healing: it als…
16th Century
Protestant
According to your faith. Though the subject of the narrative is a remarkable benefit conferred on two blind men, yet from this de…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then touched he their eyes Not but that he could have restored sight to them, without touching their eyes, by a word…
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Presbyterian
At this time the Jews expected the Messiah would appear; these blind men knew and proclaimed in the streets of Capernaum that he had come, and that…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, it was shown how He restored life; here it is mentioned how He gave vital functions. And, firstly, it is mentioned how He restored sight; an…