The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
Blindness and paralysis can both be cured instantly by the same method.
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What current science says
Blindness and paralysis have totally different causes. Blindness can result from retinal damage, optic nerve problems, cataracts, or brain injury. Paralysis involves damaged nerves or spinal cord injuries. These require completely different medical specialties — ophthalmologists for eyes, neurologists for paralysis. A single treatment for both would be like claiming one tool can fix both a flat tire and a cracked windshield. Modern medicine has made huge advances in both areas, but each requires its own targeted approach.
What the text says
This comes from Matthew 21:14. The text says 'the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them' — implying a single method fixes completely unrelated conditions on the spot.
Three honest ways to read this passage
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As history
The text records how its authors understood the world with the knowledge they had. Read this way, a difference from modern science is a window into the ancient mind, not a failure.
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As accommodation
The text speaks to its first audience in their own terms, to make a point that isn't mainly about physics or biology. Read this way, the scientific detail is the vehicle, not the cargo.
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As contradiction
The text makes a claim about the physical world that modern findings dispute. Read this way, the difference is a genuine factual disagreement worth naming.
GEBible doesn't pick one of these for you. Each entry shows the passage, what it says, and what current science says — nothing more.