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Healing of blind and lame people

After the cleansing of the Temple, Jesus heals the blind and the lame in the courtyard on Monday, March 28, AD 33. Only Matthew reports this episode. The crowd and the children acclaim him as Son of David, while the chief priests and the scribes, increasingly hostile, are indignant at these messianic demonstrations. This episode illustrates the contrast between the faith of the common people and the rejection by the religious authorities.

5 min healing the blind the lame Temple of Jerusalem Matthew 6 verses 4 books

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Matthew

Matthew 21.12-13 (King James Version)

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

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Mark

Mark 11.15-18 (King James Version)

And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org

Luke

Luke 19.45-46 (King James Version)

And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org

John

John (King James Version) not cited in the book

Technical details

Location: The courtyard of the Temple of Jerusalem

Date: Monday, March 28, AD 33

Method: We continue with Matthew

Note on the approach: Matthew is the only one to record these healings

The Messiah Jesus heals sick people in the courtyard of the Temple.

Comments

Many inhabitants of Jerusalem recognized in Jesus the Messiah, a healer who did good wherever he went. The Master responded with compassion to those who came to him, and the healings he performed gave added strength to his message. The people’s enthusiasm grew, for such signs had never been seen in Israel (Matthew 21.14).

But as the joy of the people rose, the exasperation of the religious authorities reached its peak. Seeing their influence wane and the crowd turn toward Jesus, the chief priests and the scribes hardened their position. The cries of the children in the Temple, acknowledging Jesus as the Son of David, irritated them in particular (Matthew 21.15-16).

Whatever the Master did, everything was misinterpreted by the and the . This opposition, despite their doctrinal differences, united them in a single aim: to put to death this great prophet, the very one whom God had sent (John 11.47-53).

Guérison d’aveugles et de boiteux. Après la purification du Temple, Jésus guérit des aveugles et des boiteux sur le parvis, le lundi 28 mars de l'an 33. Seul Matthieu rapporte cet épisode. La foule et les enfants l'acclament comme Fils de David, tandis que les chefs des prêtres et les scribes, de plus en plus hostiles, s'indignent de ces manifestations messianiques. Cet épisode illustre le contraste entre la foi du peuple simple et le rejet des autorités religieuses. Commentaires. Beaucoup d’habitants de Jérusalem reconnaissaient en Jésus le Messie, un guérisseur qui faisait du bien partout où il passait. Le Maître répondait avec compassion à ceux qui venaient à lui, et les guérisons qu’il accomplissait donnaient une force supplémentaire à son message. L’enthousiasme du peuple grandissait, car jamais de tels signes n’avaient été vus en Israël (Matthieu 21, verset 14). Mais tandis que la joie du peuple montait, l’exaspération des autorités religieuses atteignait son sommet. Voyant leur influence diminuer et la foule se tourner vers Jésus, les chefs des prêtres et les scribes durcirent leur position. Les acclamations des enfants dans le Temple, reconnaissant Jésus comme le Fils de David, les irritaient particulièrement (Matthieu 21, versets 15 à 16). Quoi que fasse le Maître, tout était interprété de travers par les pharisiens et les sadducéens. Cette opposition, malgré leurs divergences doctrinales, les réunit dans un même but : faire mourir ce grand prophète, celui même que Dieu avait envoyé (Jean 11, versets 47 à 53).