“Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

Matthew 9:28

“But who do you say that I am?”

Matthew 16:15

Whoever is not with me is against me, and Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.whoever does not gather with me scatters. Matthew 12:30Matthew 12:30

Whoever is not with me is against me, and Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.whoever does not gather with me scatters. Matthew 12:30Matthew 12:30

““Take heart, daughter; your faith has made Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” …. you well.” …. Matthew 9:22Matthew 9:22

““According to your faith be it done to you.”According to your faith be it done to you.” Matthew 9:29Matthew 9:29

And as Jesus passed on from there, two And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered the house, the blind men came to entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” And their eyes were opened. done to you.” And their eyes were opened. Matthew 9:27-30aMatthew 9:27-30a

And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.” But they went away no one knows about it.” But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.and spread his fame through all that district. Matthew 9:30b-31Matthew 9:30b-31

and said to him, “Are you the one who is to and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And come, or shall we look for another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”who is not offended by me.” Matthew 11:3-6Matthew 11:3-6

And the report of this went through all that And the report of this went through all that district.district. Matthew 9:26Matthew 9:26

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them.paralytics, and he healed them. Matthew 4:24Matthew 4:24

As they were going away, behold, a demon-As they were going away, behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought oppressed man who was mute was brought to him. And when the demon had been cast to him. And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, this seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”demons.” Matthew 9:32-34Matthew 9:32-34

That evening they That evening they broughtbrought to him many to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.all who were sick. Matthew 8:16Matthew 8:16

And behold, some people And behold, some people broughtbrought to him a to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”“Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” Matthew 9:2Matthew 9:2

And when the demon had been cast out, the And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds mute man spoke. And the crowds marveledmarveled, saying, “Never was anything like , saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.”this seen in Israel.” Matthew 9:33Matthew 9:33

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were crowds were astonishedastonished at his teaching, for at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had he was teaching them as one who had authorityauthority, and not as their scribes. , and not as their scribes. Matthew 7:28-29Matthew 7:28-29

““I am the Lord; I have called you in I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.those who sit in darkness. Isaiah 42:6-7Isaiah 42:6-7

In that day the deaf shall hear the words of In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.the eyes of the blind shall see. Isaiah 29:18Isaiah 29:18

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped;and the ears of the deaf unstopped; Isaiah 35:5Isaiah 35:5

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.” demons, that this man casts out demons.” Matthew 12:24Matthew 12:24

““Every kingdom divided against itself is laid Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand. . . . And if I cast out demons itself will stand. . . . And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? . . . But if it is by the Spirit of God them out? . . . But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. . . . Whoever is God has come upon you. . . . Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. . . . but does not gather with me scatters. . . . but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.age to come. Matthew 12:24-32Matthew 12:24-32

“Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

Matthew 9:28

“But who do you say that I am?”

Matthew 16:15