Chapter 9 of The Good Shepherd is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Good Shepherd is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN BORN BLIND, AND LAZARUS. One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors. That poor man had always been blind. He had never been able to see at all. Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
Chapter 9 of The Good Shepherd is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.”
the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
From this reading “THE MAN BORN BLIND, AND LAZARUS.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'”
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading “One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.”
come down like raindrops
From this reading “Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading He had never been able to see at all.
later than; following
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had never been able to see at all.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That poor man had always been blind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN BORN BLIND, AND LAZARUS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had never been able to see at all.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That poor man had always been blind.
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading THE MAN BORN BLIND, AND LAZARUS.
brought into existence
From this reading THE MAN BORN BLIND, AND LAZARUS.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That poor man had always been blind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never been able to see at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
From this reading THE MAN BORN BLIND, AND LAZARUS.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN BORN BLIND, AND LAZARUS.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
used to form the superlative
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never been able to see at all.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading That poor man had always been blind.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
cut with a saw
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had never been able to see at all.
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From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
come down like raindrops
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness
From this reading One Sabbath day, most likely the next Sabbath day after the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus saw a blind beggar out of doors.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That poor man had always been blind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN BORN BLIND, AND LAZARUS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had never been able to see at all.
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Jesus spat on the ground, and put the wet earth on the blind man's eyes, and said, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam.'
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