Study Desk

Although your people live in darkness, they will see a bright light. Although they live in the shadow of death, a light will shine on them."

God blesses those people whose hearts are pure. They will see him!

Make your light shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

You can see the speck in your friend's eye, but you don't notice the log in your own eye.

How can you say, "My friend, let me take the speck out of your eye," when you don't see the log in your own eye?

You're nothing but show-offs! First, take the log out of your own eye. Then you can see how to take the speck out of your friend's eye.

They were able to see, and Jesus strictly warned them not to tell anyone about him.

The blind are now able to see, and the lame can walk. People with leprosy are being healed, and the deaf can hear. The dead are raised to life, and the poor are hearing the good news.

As John's followers were going away, Jesus spoke to the crowds about John: What sort of person did you go out into the desert to see? Was he like tall grass blown about by the wind?

What kind of man did you go out to see? Was he someone dressed in fine clothes? People who dress like that live in the king's palace.

What did you really go out to see? Was he a prophet? He certainly was. I tell you that he was more than a prophet.

Some people brought to Jesus a man who was blind and could not talk because he had a demon in him. Jesus healed the man, and then he was able to talk and see.

I use stories when I speak to them because when they look, they cannot see, and when they listen, they cannot hear or understand.

So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said, "These people will listen and listen, but never understand. They will look and look, but never see.

All of them have stubborn minds! Their ears are stopped up, and their eyes are covered. They cannot see or hear or understand. If they could, they would turn to me, and I would heal them."

But God has blessed you, because your eyes can see and your ears can hear!

Many prophets and good people were eager to see what you see and to hear what you hear. But I tell you that they did not see or hear.

When the plants came up and began to ripen, the farmer's servants could see the weeds.

Everyone was amazed at what they saw and heard. People who had never spoken could now speak. The lame were healed, the crippled could walk, and the blind were able to see. Everyone was praising the God of Israel.

I promise you that some of those standing here will not die before they see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom.