healing the blind

Curing the sightless

Healing the blind refers to restoring sight to those who cannot see, most famously associated with miracles attributed to Jesus in the New Testament.

The phrase often appears in religious contexts describing divine intervention or miraculous cures.

Figuratively, it can describe any dramatic revelation or enlightenment—helping someone see what they previously couldn't perceive: His book was like healing the blind, opening readers' eyes to systemic injustice.

Related

touch · healing touch · laying on hands · faith · vision · restore · eyes · open your eyes · light · darkness · laying hands · cure · scripture · gospel · anoint · disciples · muddy · see

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Opposites
miraculous restoration vs. affliction

healing the blindblinding

Painfully intense light

smiting · withering

granting sight vs. causing blindness

healing the blindblinding

Painfully intense light

maiming · disfiguring

miraculous intervention vs. mundane/technological correction

healing the blindcorrective lenses

Optical devices fixing sight

prescription glasses · cataract surgery · laser eye surgery · ophthalmology · optometry

Family

heal, heals, healed, healer, healers, health, healthy, healthier, healthiest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G