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Scripture Analysis

John 9:4

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I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

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  • How did Jesus cure the blind man?

    Mark 8:22-25 has Jesus heal a blind man at Bethsaida by spitting directly on his eyes and laying hands on him — twice, because the first attempt only half-worked. John 9:1-7 has Jesus heal a blind man in Jerusalem by spitting on the ground, mixing clay, anointing the man's eyes, and sending him to wash in the Pool of Siloam.

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