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They arrived at Bethsaida. Some people brought a sightless man and begged Jesus to give him a healing touch.
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Taking him by the hand, he led him out of the village. He put spit in the man's eyes, laid hands on him, and asked, "Do you see anything?"
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He looked up. "I see men. They look like walking trees."
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So Jesus laid hands on his eyes again. The man looked hard and realized that he had recovered perfect sight, saw everything in bright, twenty-twenty focus.
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