Matthew 9:22a
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She was thinking to herself, "If I can just put a finger on his robe, I'll get well." Jesus turned - caught her at it. Then he reassured her: "Courage, daughter. You took a risk of faith, and now you're well."
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The woman was well from then on.
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By now they had arrived at the house of the town official, and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and the neighbors bringing in casseroles.
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Jesus was abrupt: "Clear out! This girl isn't dead. She's sleeping." They told him he didn't know what he was talking about.
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But when Jesus had gotten rid of the crowd, he went in, took the girl's hand, and pulled her to her feet - alive.
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The news was soon out, and traveled throughout the region.
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As Jesus left the house, he was followed by two blind men crying out, "Mercy, Son of David! Mercy on us!"
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When Jesus got home, the blind men went in with him. Jesus said to them, "Do you really believe I can do this?" They said, "Why, yes, Master!"
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He touched their eyes and said, "Become what you believe."
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It happened. They saw. Then Jesus became very stern. "Don't let a soul know how this happened."
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But they were hardly out the door before they started blabbing it to everyone they met.
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
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