Jesus stopped and said, “Call him!” They called the blind man and told him, “Cheer up! Get up! He’s calling you.”
The Lord is merciful, compassionate, patient, and always ready to forgive.
But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.
Some people brought him a paralyzed man on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Cheer up, friend! Your sins are forgiven.”
The blind man threw off his coat, jumped up, and went to Jesus.
Jesus stopped and ordered them to bring the man to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,
After Martha had said this, she went back home and whispered to her sister Mary, “The teacher is here, and he is calling for you.”
Therefore, he had to become like his brothers and sisters so that he could be merciful. He became like them so that he could serve as a faithful chief priest in God’s presence and make peace with God for their sins.
We have a chief priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way that we are, but he didn’t sin.