Matthew 20:34

“So Jesus had compassion on them, etc.] His bowels moved towards them as a man; he pitied their miserable and distressed condition, and discovered the tenderness of his heart towards them by some outward sign, by his looks, or by some gesture or another: and touched their eyes; with his bare hand, without the use of any instrument or medicine. The Ethiopic version adds; “and said unto them, according to your faith shall it be unto you”; which seems to be taken out of (<400929>Matthew 9:29). The Evangelist Mark relates, that “Jesus said unto him (Bartimaeus) go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole”: not that the virtue of healing came from the act of faith, but from the object of it; his…”

“See Mark 10:46-52, and Luke 18:35-43; Luke 19:1, where this account of his restoring to sight two blind men is also recorded. “And as they departed from Jericho.” This was a large town about eight miles west of the Jordan, and about 19 miles northeast from Jerusalem. Near to this city the Israelites crossed the Jordan when they entered into the land of Canaan, Joshua 3:16. It was the first city taken by Joshua, who destroyed it to the foundation, and pronounced a curse on him who should rebuild it, Joshua 6:20-21, Joshua 6:26. This curse was literally fulfilled in the days of Ahab, nearly 500 years later, 1 Kings 16:34. It afterward became the place of the school of the prophets, 2 Kings…”

“Jesus: Mat 9:36, Mat 14:14, Mat 15:32; Psa 145:8; Luk 7:13; Joh 11:33-35; Heb 2:17; Heb 4:15, Heb 4:16; Pe1 3:8 touched: Mat 9:29; Mar 7:33; Luk 22:51; Joh 9:6, Joh 9:7 and they: Mat 8:15; Psa 119:67, Psa 119:71; Luk 18:43; Act 26:18 Next: Matthew Chapter 21”