Now it came to pass, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat alongside the road begging.

And they reported to him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by.

Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me!"

saying, "What do you desire [that] I should do for you?" And he said, "Lord, that I may receive [my] sight."

And immediately he received [his] sight, and was following Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw [this], gave praise to God.

He lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises the needy from the dunghill; to seat him with the princes of the people, and causing them to inherit the throne of glory;

Let the lowly brother rejoice in his exaltation,

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did God not choose the poor of the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those that love Him?

Now there was a certain man who was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

And a man lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they would lay each day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;

and longing to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. And even the dogs came and would lick his sores.

So the devil went out from the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from [his] feet to [his] head.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but out of them all the Lord shall deliver them.

For I was plagued all the day, and my reproof [was] every morning.

From the feet to the head, there is no soundness in them; neither wound, nor bruise, nor festering ulcer [are healed]; it is not possible to apply a plaister, nor oil, nor bandages.

And is there no balm in Gilead, or is there no physician there? Why has not the healing of the daughter of my people taken place?