Jesus stopped and said, “Call him over!” They called out to the blind man and said, “Don't be afraid! Come on! He is calling for you.”
You are merciful, LORD! You are kind and patient and always loving.
But you, the Lord God, are kind and merciful. You don't easily get angry, and your love can always be trusted.
Some people soon brought to him a crippled man lying on a mat. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the crippled man, “My friend, don't worry! Your sins are forgiven.”
The man threw off his coat as he jumped up and ran to Jesus.
Jesus stopped and told some people to bring the blind man over to him. When the blind man was getting near, Jesus asked,
After Martha said this, she went and privately said to her sister Mary, “The Teacher is here, and he wants to see you.”
He had to be one of us, so that he could serve God as our merciful and faithful high priest and sacrifice himself for the forgiveness of our sins.
Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because he was tempted in every way that we are. But he did not sin!