18 No man who has any defect is to come near: no man who is blind, lame, facially disfigured, or deformed;

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18 No man who has any defect(A) may come near: no man who is blind(B) or lame,(C) disfigured or deformed;

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The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:5 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

13 On the contrary, when you host a banquet,(A) invite those who are poor, maimed, lame, or blind.(B)

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13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,(A)

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