Isaiah 35:5


Then the eyes of the blind will be opened
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

Isaiah 29:18


On that day the deaf will hear the words of a book,
And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see [the words of the book].

Isaiah 32:3-4


Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.

Isaiah 42:6-7


“I am the Lord, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),

Isaiah 42:16


“I will lead the blind by a way they do not know;
I will guide them in paths that they do not know.
I will make darkness into light before them
And rugged places into plains.
These things I will do [for them],
And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”

Isaiah 50:4


The Lord God has given Me [His Servant] the tongue of disciples [as One who is taught],
That I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple [as One who is taught].

Exodus 4:11

The Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

Job 33:16


Then He opens the ears of men
And seals their instruction,

Psalm 146:8


The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart].

Proverbs 20:12


The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them.

Isaiah 43:8


Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.

Isaiah 48:8


“You have not heard, you have not known;
Even from long ago your ear has not been open.
For I [the Lord] knew that you [Israel] would act very treacherously;
You have been called a transgressor and a rebel from birth.

Jeremiah 6:10


To whom shall I (Jeremiah) speak and give warning
That they may hear?
Behold, their ears are closed [absolutely deaf to God]
And they cannot listen.
Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reprimand and an object of scorn to them;
They have no delight in it.

Matthew 9:27-30

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, screaming loudly, “Have mercy and compassion on us, Son of David (Messiah)!”

Matthew 11:3-5

and asked Him, “Are You the Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else [who will be the promised One]?”

Matthew 12:22

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.

Matthew 20:30-34

And two blind men were sitting by the road, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David (Messiah)!”

Matthew 21:14

And the blind and the lame came to Him in [the porticoes and courts of] the temple area, and He healed them.

Mark 7:32-37

They brought to Him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.

Mark 8:22-25

Then they came to Bethsaida; and some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged Him to touch him.

Mark 9:25-26

When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering [around them], He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!”

Luke 4:18


The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah),
Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),

Luke 7:20-23

So the men came to Jesus and said, “John the Baptist sent us to You to ask, ‘Are You the Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else?’”

John 9:1-7

While He was passing by, He noticed a man [who had been] blind from birth.

John 9:39

Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment [to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me—to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God], so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind.”

John 11:37

But some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the blind man’s eyes, have kept this man from dying?”

Acts 9:17-18

So Ananias left and entered the house, and he laid his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came [to Damascus], has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit [in order to proclaim Christ to both Jews and Gentiles].”

Acts 26:18

to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’

Ephesians 1:17-18

[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason He says,

“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

The eyes

Isaiah 29:18

On that day the deaf will hear the words of a book,
And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see [the words of the book].
Isaiah 32:3

Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.
Isaiah 42:6

“I am the Lord, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),
Isaiah 43:8

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
Psalm 146:8

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart].
Matthew 9:27
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, screaming loudly, “Have mercy and compassion on us, Son of David (Messiah)!”
Matthew 11:3
and asked Him, “Are You the Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else [who will be the promised One]?”
Matthew 12:22
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.
Matthew 20:30
And two blind men were sitting by the road, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David (Messiah)!”
Matthew 21:14
And the blind and the lame came to Him in [the porticoes and courts of] the temple area, and He healed them.
Mark 8:22
Then they came to Bethsaida; and some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged Him to touch him.
Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah),
Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),
John 9:1
While He was passing by, He noticed a man [who had been] blind from birth.
John 11:37
But some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the blind man’s eyes, have kept this man from dying?”
Acts 9:17
So Ananias left and entered the house, and he laid his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came [to Damascus], has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit [in order to proclaim Christ to both Jews and Gentiles].”
Acts 26:18
to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’
Ephesians 1:17
[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason He says,

“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

The ears

Isaiah 48:8

“You have not heard, you have not known;
Even from long ago your ear has not been open.
For I [the Lord] knew that you [Israel] would act very treacherously;
You have been called a transgressor and a rebel from birth.
Exodus 4:11
The Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
Job 33:16

Then He opens the ears of men
And seals their instruction,
Proverbs 20:12

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them.
Jeremiah 6:10

To whom shall I (Jeremiah) speak and give warning
That they may hear?
Behold, their ears are closed [absolutely deaf to God]
And they cannot listen.
Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reprimand and an object of scorn to them;
They have no delight in it.
Mark 7:32
They brought to Him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
Mark 9:25
When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering [around them], He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!”
Luke 7:20
So the men came to Jesus and said, “John the Baptist sent us to You to ask, ‘Are You the Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else?’”

General references

Genesis 21:19
Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the [empty] skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
Exodus 4:11
The Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
Isaiah 32:3

Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.
Matthew 21:14
And the blind and the lame came to Him in [the porticoes and courts of] the temple area, and He healed them.
Mark 7:35
And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he began speaking plainly.