Lord, open my eyes.\par Let me look into your teachings\par and read about the wonderful things\par you did.\par
John 9:30 - Easy To Read Version The man answered, “This is a very strange thing. You don’t know where Jesus comes from. But he healed my eyes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The man replied, Well, this is astonishing! Here a Man has opened my eyes, and yet you do not know where He comes from. [That is amazing!] American Standard Version (1901) The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened mine eyes. Common English Bible The man answered, “This is incredible! You don’t know where he is from, yet he healed my eyes! Catholic Public Domain Version The man responded and said to them: "Now in this is a wonder: that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The man answered, and said to them: Why, herein is a wonderful thing, that you know not from whence he is, and he hath opened my eyes. |
Lord, open my eyes.\par Let me look into your teachings\par and read about the wonderful things\par you did.\par
So I will continue to amaze these people by doing powerful and amazing things. Their wise men will lose their wisdom. Their wise men will not be able to understand.”
The deaf will hear the words in the book. The blind will see through the darkness and fog.
Then the blind people will be able to see again. Their eyes will be opened. Then the deaf people will be able to hear. Their ears will be opened.
Blind people are able to see again; crippled people are able to walk again; people that have leprosy {\cf2\super [131]} are healed; deaf people can hear again; dead people are raised from death; and the Good News {\cf2\super [132]} is told to the poor people.
Jesus said to them, “Surely you have read this in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [300]} :
Jesus was very surprised because those people did not have faith. Then Jesus went to other villages in that area and taught.
Then Jesus said to John’s followers, “Go tell John the things that you saw and heard here. Blind people are healed and can see. Crippled people are healed and can walk. People with leprosy {\cf2\super [130]} are healed. Deaf people are healed and can hear. Dead people are given life. And the Good News \{about God’s kingdom\} is given to the poor people.
Jesus did all these many miracles. {\cf2\super [203]} The people saw these things, but they still did not believe in him.
Jesus said, “You are an important teacher of Israel (the Jews). But you still don’t understand these things?
We know that God spoke to Moses. But we don’t even know where this man (Jesus) comes from!”
We all know that God does not listen to sinners. But God will listen to a person that worships and obeys him.
God once said, “The light will shine out of the darkness!” And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts. He gave us light by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.