And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
And when he was come into the house. To try their faith and patience, He seems to have made them no And when he was come into the house. To try their faith and patience, He seems to have made them no answer.
The blind men came to him - which, no doubt was what He desired,
And Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
Doubtless our Lord's design was not only to put their faith to the test by this question, but to deepen it, to raise their expectation of a cure, and so prepare them to receive it; and the cordial-acknowledgement, so toughingly simple, which they immediately made to Him of His power to heal them, shows how entirely that object was gained.