The catalog

Every passage found so far that speaks of blindness: 130 verses. 86 use the word blind in some form. 44 more describe blindness or lost sight without the word.

The sorting below is a reader's judgment, not a fact about the text. The column headed How sure marks the calls most open to another reading. This is a first draft for review.

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Physical blindness: 78 verses
The law: 7 verses
Promises that the blind will see: 6 verses
Blindness as a picture: 36 verses
The word appears, but the verse is not about blindness: 3 verses

Physical blindness

Blind people in the story of Scripture: sight lost in old age, sight taken, sight given back, and the blind named among those God gathers and Jesus welcomes.

Sight given or restored

Physical blindness: Sight given or restored (49 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
2 Kings 6:20	When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.	The Aramean raiders	Elisha and the Aramean raiders	Described without the word	Clear	Their sight returns at Elisha's prayer.
Matthew 9:27	As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”	Two blind men (Galilee)	Two blind men follow Jesus	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 9:28	After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.	Two blind men (Galilee)	Two blind men follow Jesus	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 9:29	Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”	Two blind men (Galilee)	Two blind men follow Jesus	Described without the word	Clear
Matthew 9:30	And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”	Two blind men (Galilee)	Two blind men follow Jesus	Described without the word	Clear
Matthew 11:5	The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.	Jesus's answer to John the Baptist	Jesus's answer to John the Baptist	Uses the word	Clear	The blind receive sight; echoes Isaiah 35:5.
Matthew 12:22	Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.	A blind and mute man	A man who was blind and mute	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 15:30	Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.	Crowds by the Sea of Galilee	The crowds on the mountain	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 15:31	The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.	Crowds by the Sea of Galilee	The crowds on the mountain	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 20:30	And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”	Two blind men near Jericho	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 20:33	“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”	Two blind men near Jericho	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Described without the word	Clear
Matthew 20:34	Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.	Two blind men near Jericho	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Described without the word	Clear
Matthew 21:14	The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.	The blind and the lame in the temple	The blind and the lame in the temple	Uses the word	Clear	Compare 2 Samuel 5:8.
Mark 8:22	When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.	The blind man at Bethsaida	The blind man at Bethsaida	Uses the word	Clear
Mark 8:23	So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.	The blind man at Bethsaida	The blind man at Bethsaida	Uses the word	Clear
Mark 8:24	The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”	The blind man at Bethsaida	The blind man at Bethsaida	Described without the word	Clear	Healed in two stages.
Mark 8:25	Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.	The blind man at Bethsaida	The blind man at Bethsaida	Described without the word	Clear
Mark 10:46	Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.	Bartimaeus	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Uses the word	Clear
Mark 10:49	Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”	Bartimaeus	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Uses the word	Clear
Mark 10:51	“What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”	Bartimaeus	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Uses the word	Clear
Mark 10:52	“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.	Bartimaeus	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Described without the word	Clear	Your faith has healed you.
Luke 7:21	At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.	Jesus's answer to John the Baptist	Jesus's answer to John the Baptist	Uses the word	Clear
Luke 7:22	So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.	Jesus's answer to John the Baptist	Jesus's answer to John the Baptist	Uses the word	Clear
Luke 18:35	As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.	The blind man near Jericho	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Uses the word	Clear	Luke's account of the Jericho healing.
Luke 18:41	“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”	The blind man near Jericho	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Described without the word	Clear
Luke 18:42	“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”	The blind man near Jericho	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Described without the word	Clear
Luke 18:43	Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.	The blind man near Jericho	Bartimaeus at Jericho	Described without the word	Clear
John 9:1	Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 9:2	and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear	Who sinned? Jesus answers in verse 3: neither.
John 9:3	Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.	The man born blind	The man born blind	Described without the word	Clear	Neither this man nor his parents sinned.
John 9:6	When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.	The man born blind	The man born blind	Described without the word	Clear
John 9:7	Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.	The man born blind	The man born blind	Described without the word	Clear
John 9:11	He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”	The man born blind	The man born blind	Described without the word	Clear
John 9:13	They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 9:15	So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”	The man born blind	The man born blind	Described without the word	Clear
John 9:17	So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 9:18	The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 9:19	and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 9:20	His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 9:24	So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 9:25	He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear	I was blind, but now I see.
John 9:30	“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.	The man born blind	The man born blind	Described without the word	Clear
John 9:32	Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.	The man born blind	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 10:21	But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”	The man born blind		Uses the word	Clear	Looking back on John 9.
John 11:37	But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?”	The man born blind		Uses the word	Clear	Looking back on John 9.
Acts 9:12	In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”	Paul (Saul)	Saul on the road to Damascus	Described without the word	Clear
Acts 9:17	So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”	Paul (Saul)	Saul on the road to Damascus	Described without the word	Clear
Acts 9:18	At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,	Paul (Saul)	Saul on the road to Damascus	Described without the word	Clear	Something like scales fell from his eyes.
Acts 22:13	came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.	Paul (Saul)	Saul on the road to Damascus	Described without the word	Clear

Sight taken

Physical blindness: Sight taken (11 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
Genesis 19:11	And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.	The men of Sodom	The men at Lot's door	Uses the word	Clear	Struck so they could not find the door.
Judges 16:21	Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.	Samson	Samson in Gaza	Described without the word	Clear	Eyes gouged out by the Philistines.
Judges 16:28	Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”	Samson	Samson in Gaza	Described without the word	Clear	His last prayer mentions his two eyes.
2 Kings 6:18	As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.	The Aramean raiders	Elisha and the Aramean raiders	Uses the word	Clear	Struck at Elisha's prayer; sight returns in verse 20.
2 Kings 25:7	And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.	Zedekiah	Zedekiah, the last king of Judah	Described without the word	Clear	Eyes put out by the Babylonians.
Jeremiah 39:7	Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.	Zedekiah	Zedekiah, the last king of Judah	Described without the word	Clear
Jeremiah 52:11	Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.	Zedekiah	Zedekiah, the last king of Judah	Described without the word	Clear
Acts 9:8	Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.	Paul (Saul)	Saul on the road to Damascus	Described without the word	Clear	Could not see a thing; led by the hand.
Acts 9:9	For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.	Paul (Saul)	Saul on the road to Damascus	Described without the word	Clear	Three days without sight.
Acts 13:11	Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.	Elymas the sorcerer	Elymas the sorcerer	Uses the word	Clear	Blind for a time.
Acts 22:11	Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.	Paul (Saul)	Saul on the road to Damascus	Uses the word	Clear	Paul retells the Damascus road.

Sight lost in old age

Physical blindness: Sight lost in old age (6 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
Genesis 27:1	When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.	Isaac	Isaac and the stolen blessing	Described without the word	Clear	Eyes so weak he could no longer see.
Genesis 48:10	Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.	Jacob (Israel)	Jacob blesses Joseph's sons	Described without the word	Clear	Could hardly see, yet blesses Ephraim and Manasseh knowingly.
Deuteronomy 34:7	Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.	Moses		Described without the word	Clear	The contrast: at 120 his eyes were not weak.
1 Samuel 3:2	And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.	Eli	Eli at Shiloh	Described without the word	Clear
1 Samuel 4:15	Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.	Eli	Eli at Shiloh	Described without the word	Clear	Ninety-eight years old and could not see.
1 Kings 14:4	Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.	Ahijah the prophet	Ahijah and the disguised queen	Described without the word	Clear	Could not see, yet knows who is at the door (verses 5 and 6).

Blind people as a group

Physical blindness: Blind people as a group (4 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
2 Samuel 5:6	Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”	The blind and the lame of Jerusalem	The taunt at Jerusalem	Uses the word	Open to another reading	A taunt by the Jebusites. A hard passage; readings differ.
2 Samuel 5:8	On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”	The blind and the lame of Jerusalem	The taunt at Jerusalem	Uses the word	Open to another reading	David's reply and the saying that followed. A hard passage; readings differ.
Jeremiah 31:8	Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!	The blind and the lame among the returning exiles	The blind and the lame come home	Uses the word	Clear	God gathers them home with everyone else.
John 5:3	On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.	The sick at the pool of Bethesda	The pool of Bethesda	Uses the word	Clear

Possibly poor sight; uncertain

Physical blindness: Possibly poor sight; uncertain (3 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	How found	How sure	Note
Genesis 29:17	Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.	Leah	Described without the word	Uncertain	Leah's eyes; the meaning of the Hebrew is disputed.
Galatians 4:15	What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.	Paul	Described without the word	Uncertain	You would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. Some read this as a sign of an eye condition.
Galatians 6:11	See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!	Paul	Described without the word	Uncertain	See what large letters I use. Some read this as a sign of poor sight.

Care and welcome

Physical blindness: Care and welcome (3 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
Job 29:15	I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame.	Job	Job: eyes to the blind	Uses the word	Clear	I served as eyes to the blind.
Luke 14:13	But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,	Guests at the banquet	The guests at the banquet	Uses the word	Clear	Invite the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind.
Luke 14:21	The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’	Guests at the banquet	The guests at the banquet	Uses the word	Clear	Parable of the great banquet.

God as maker of sighted and blind

Physical blindness: God as maker of sighted and blind (1 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
Exodus 4:11	And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?			Uses the word	Clear	God to Moses: who makes the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

A threat to blind

Physical blindness: A threat to blind (1 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
1 Samuel 11:2	But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”	The men of Jabesh-gilead	The threat at Jabesh-gilead	Described without the word	Clear	Nahash demands every right eye; Saul prevents it.

The law

What God commands about blind people, about blinding someone, about priests, and about blind animals brought for sacrifice.

Blind animals in sacrifice

The law: Blind animals in sacrifice (3 verses)
Reference	Text	How found	How sure	Note
Leviticus 22:22	You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as a food offering to the LORD.	Uses the word	Clear	Blind animals are not to be offered.
Deuteronomy 15:21	But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.	Uses the word	Clear	Blind animals are not to be offered.
Malachi 1:8	When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.	Uses the word	Clear	Blind animals offered in contempt.

Protection

The law: Protection (2 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
Leviticus 19:14	You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.			Uses the word	Clear	Do not put a stumbling block before the blind.
Deuteronomy 27:18	‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’			Uses the word	Clear	Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.

Blinding someone

The law: Blinding someone (1 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
Exodus 21:26	If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.			Uses the word	Clear	A servant blinded in one eye by his master goes free.

Priests

The law: Priests (1 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
Leviticus 21:18	No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed;			Uses the word	Clear	A blind descendant of Aaron may not approach to offer; verse 22 says he may still eat the holy food.

Promises that the blind will see

Promises that God will open the eyes of the blind or lead them. These may be meant physically, figuratively, or both, and are kept apart for that reason.

The blind will see

Promises that the blind will see: The blind will see (6 verses)
Reference	Text	How found	How sure	Note
Psalm 146:8	the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.	Uses the word	Open to another reading	The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; set among acts of care for the oppressed.
Isaiah 29:18	On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.	Uses the word	Open to another reading
Isaiah 35:5	Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.	Uses the word	Open to another reading	Quoted by Jesus's answer to John the Baptist (Matthew 11:5).
Isaiah 42:7	to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.	Uses the word	Open to another reading	The servant's task: to open the eyes of the blind.
Isaiah 42:16	I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.	Uses the word	Open to another reading	I will lead the blind by a way they did not know.
Luke 4:18	“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,	Uses the word	Open to another reading	Jesus reads Isaiah in Nazareth: recovery of sight to the blind.

Blindness as a picture

Blindness used as a picture: of leaders who cannot guide, of unbelief, of what a bribe does, of grief. This group is listed now and studied later.

Blind guides and leaders

Blindness as a picture: Blind guides and leaders (9 verses)
Reference	Text	How found	How sure	Note
Isaiah 56:10	Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.	Uses the word	Clear	Israel's watchmen are blind.
Matthew 15:14	Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”	Uses the word	Clear	Blind guides.
Matthew 23:16	Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 23:17	You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 23:19	You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 23:24	You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.	Uses the word	Clear
Matthew 23:26	Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.	Uses the word	Clear
Luke 6:39	Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?	Uses the word	Clear	Can a blind man lead a blind man?
Romans 2:19	if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,	Uses the word	Clear	A guide for the blind.

Unbelief

Blindness as a picture: Unbelief (8 verses)
Reference	Text	Story	How found	How sure	Note
John 9:39	Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”	The man born blind	Uses the word	Open to another reading	The chapter turns here from physical to spiritual sight.
John 9:40	Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 9:41	“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”	The man born blind	Uses the word	Clear
John 12:40	“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”		Uses the word	Clear	Quoting Isaiah 6:10.
Romans 11:8	as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”		Described without the word	Clear	Eyes that could not see.
2 Corinthians 4:4	The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.		Uses the word	Clear
2 Peter 1:9	But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.		Uses the word	Clear	Nearsighted to the point of blindness.
1 John 2:11	But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.		Uses the word	Clear

Eyes failing from grief

Blindness as a picture: Eyes failing from grief (5 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	How found	How sure	Note
Job 17:7	My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.	Job	Described without the word	Open to another reading	My eyes have grown dim with grief.
Psalm 6:7	My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.		Described without the word	Open to another reading	My eyes fail from grief.
Psalm 38:10	My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.		Described without the word	Open to another reading	The light of my eyes has faded.
Psalm 88:9	My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.		Described without the word	Open to another reading	My eyes grow dim with grief.
Lamentations 5:17	Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—		Described without the word	Open to another reading	Our eyes grow dim.

God's people called blind

Blindness as a picture: God's people called blind (5 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	How found	How sure	Note
Isaiah 29:9	Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.		Uses the word	Clear
Isaiah 42:18	Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!		Uses the word	Clear
Isaiah 42:19	Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD?		Uses the word	Clear
Isaiah 43:8	Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.		Uses the word	Clear	Eyes but blind.
Revelation 3:17	You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.	The church in Laodicea	Uses the word	Clear

Like the blind

Blindness as a picture: Like the blind (4 verses)
Reference	Text	How found	How sure	Note
Deuteronomy 28:29	and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.	Uses the word	Clear	Groping at noon like a blind man in the darkness.
Isaiah 59:10	Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.	Uses the word	Clear	Like the blind we feel our way along the wall.
Lamentations 4:14	They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments.	Uses the word	Open to another reading	They wandered blind in the streets.
Zephaniah 1:17	I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.	Uses the word	Clear	They will walk like the blind.

Curse or judgment

Blindness as a picture: Curse or judgment (3 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	How found	How sure	Note
Deuteronomy 28:28	The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind,		Uses the word	Open to another reading	Listed between madness and confusion of mind; could be read as physical.
Zechariah 11:17	Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”	The worthless shepherd	Uses the word	Open to another reading	An oracle: may his right eye be blinded.
Zechariah 12:4	On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations.	The horses of the nations	Uses the word	Open to another reading	An oracle of battle: horses struck with blindness.

A bribe blinds

Blindness as a picture: A bribe blinds (2 verses)
Reference	Text	Who	Story	How found	How sure	Note
Exodus 23:8	Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.			Uses the word	Clear
Deuteronomy 16:19	Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.			Uses the word	Clear

The word appears, but the verse is not about blindness

Three verses use the word for a blindfold.

Blindfold

The word appears, but the verse is not about blindness: Blindfold (3 verses)
Reference	Text	How found	How sure	Note
Job 9:24	The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?	Uses the word	Clear	Blindfolds judges: a picture of injustice, not blindness.
Mark 14:65	Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.	Uses the word	Clear	Jesus blindfolded and struck.
Luke 22:64	They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”	Uses the word	Clear	Jesus blindfolded and struck.

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