Matthew 21:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. The blind and the lame came - Having condemned the profane use of the temple, he now shows the proper use of it. It is a house of prayer, where God is to manifest his goodness and power in giving sight to the spiritually blind, and feet to the lame. The Church or chapel in which the blind and the lame are not healed has no Christ in it, and is not worthy of attendance.