29 Bible Verses about Blindness

If thine eye may be bad, thy whole body will be dark. Then if the light which is in you is darkness, the darkness is so great.

Let them alone: the blind are leaders of the blind: if the blind may lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

Ye blind: for which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

But their minds were darkened. For until this day the same veil remains in the reading of the old covenant, remains, not lifted; because it is done away in Christ;

And they come into Jericho: and He and His disciples and a great multitude going out from Jericho, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, was sitting by the wayside, begging.

And they come into Bethsaida: and they bring Him a blind man, and they intreat Him that He may touch him.

And two blind men followed Him, going thence, crying out, and saying,

Then a demonized man was brought to Him, blind and dumb: and He healed him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw.

And behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside, hearing that Jesus is passing by, cried out, saying; Have mercy on us, O son of David.

Jesus responding said to them, Having gone, proclaim unto John the things which you hear and see. The blind are looking up, and the lame are walking about, the lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are having the gospel preached unto them:

And Jesus responding said to them, Having gone, proclaim to John those things which you saw and heard; that the blind are seeing, the lame are walking about, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, the poor are having the gospel preached unto them;

And He said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you, being still with you, that it behooves all things which have been written concerning me in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the Psalms, to be fulfilled. Then He opened their mind, that they might understand the Scriptures. And He said to them, As it has been written, That Christ must suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day; read more.
and repentance unto remission of sins is to be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

in order that seeing they may see, and not know; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they may turn, and their sins may he forgiven unto them.

He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; in order that they may not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and turn, and I shall heal them.

I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to this mystery, in order that you may not he wise with yourselves, that blindness in part has happened unto Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles may come in;

But the one hating his brother is in darkness, and walks about in darkness, and does not know whither he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Jesus responded, Are there not twelve hours of the day? If any one may walk in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world: if any one may walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.

Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk about as you have the light, in order that the darkness may not overtake you: and he that walketh about in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, in order that you may be the sons of light. And Jesus spoke these things, and having gone out was hidden from them.

Therefore I say this, and witness in the Lord, that you no longer walk about as the Gentiles also walk about in the vanity of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance being in themselves, on account of the blindness of their heart;

And the same message which we have heard from him, we also proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Therefore I say this, and witness in the Lord, that you no longer walk about as the Gentiles also walk about in the vanity of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance being in themselves, on account of the blindness of their heart;

and not as Moses put the veil on his face, in order that the sons of Israel might not look forward to the end of that which was transitory. But their minds were darkened. For until this day the same veil remains in the reading of the old covenant, remains, not lifted; because it is done away in Christ; but until this day when Moses is read, the veil lies upon their heart:

Simon Peter, the servant of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those receiving like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ, our Lord. As His divine power having given unto us all things which appertain to life and godliness, through the perfect knowledge of the one having called us to his own glory and virtue: read more.
through which precious and greatest promises have been given unto us; that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world through lust. And in harmony with this same thing also, add to your faith heroism; and to heroism, knowledge; and to knowledge holiness; and to holiness patience; and patience, godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness divine love. For these things, being in you and overflowing, render you neither barren nor unfruitful in the perfect knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ; for he unto whom these things are not present is blind, not seeing afar off, having received the forgetfulness of his purgation from his old sins.

Then His disciples having come to Him say, Do you not know that the Pharisees hearing your word, were offended? And He responding said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: the blind are leaders of the blind: if the blind may lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

Woe unto you, blind guides, who are saying, Whosoever may swear by the temple it is nothing; but whosoever may swear by the gold of the temple, he is debtor. Ye fools and blind: for which is the greater, the gold, or the temple sanctifying the gold? And, Whosoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever may swear by the gift upon it, is debtor. read more.
Ye blind: for which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift? Therefore the one swearing by the altar, swears by it, and by all things which are on it. And the one swearing by the temple, swears by it, and by Him who inhabited it. And the one swearing by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and pass by the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: it behooves to do these and not to neglect those. Ye blind guides, who strain out the gnat, and swallow down the camel. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you purify the exterior of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of extortion and impurity. Ye blind Pharisee, first purify the inside of the cup, in order that its outside may be clean.

And He spoke a parable unto them, Whether is the blind able to lead the blind? will they not both fall into the ditch?

And Saul arose from the ground; and his eyes being open, he saw nothing: but leading him by the hand, they led him into Damascus;

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he was seeking people to lead him by the hand.

But the one hating his brother is in darkness, and walks about in darkness, and does not know whither he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

And the great dragon, the old serpent, the one called the devil, and Satan, the one deceiving the whole world, was cast out: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

But if indeed our gospel is hidden, it is hidden with those who are lost: in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who believe not, in order that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, may not shine on them.

Then a demonized man was brought to Him, blind and dumb: and He healed him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw.

And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple: and He healed them.

And two blind men followed Him, going thence, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou Son of David. And the blind men came to Him, having come into the house: and Jesus says to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They say to Him, Yea, Lord. Then He touched their eyes, saying, Be it unto you according to your faith. read more.
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them, saying, See that no one know it.

The blind are looking up, and the lame are walking about, the lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are having the gospel preached unto them:

Then His disciples having come to Him say, Do you not know that the Pharisees hearing your word, were offended? And He responding said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: the blind are leaders of the blind: if the blind may lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

And He spoke a parable unto them, Whether is the blind able to lead the blind? will they not both fall into the ditch?

And they come into Jericho: and He and His disciples and a great multitude going out from Jericho, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, was sitting by the wayside, begging. And hearing that it is Jesus the Nazarene, began to cry out, and say, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. And many continued to rebuke him that he should keep silent: but he continued to cry out much more, O son of David, have mercy on me. read more.
And Jesus standing, said, that he should be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Take courage: rise up, He calls you. And he, casting away his cloak, rising, came to Jesus. And Jesus responding said to him, What do you wish that I shall do to you? And the blind man said to Him, Great Master, that I may look up. And Jesus said to him, Go; thy faith hath saved thee: and immediately he looked up, and followed Jesus in the way.

And behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside, hearing that Jesus is passing by, cried out, saying; Have mercy on us, O son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, that they should keep silent. And they cried out the more, saying; Have mercy on us, O Lord, son of David. Jesus standing, called them, and said, What do you wish that I shall do unto you? read more.
They say unto Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. And Jesus being moved with compassion, touched their eyes: and immediately they looked up; and followed Him.

And they come into Bethsaida: and they bring Him a blind man, and they intreat Him that He may touch him. And taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the village; and spitting in his eyes, putting His hands on him, He asked him, if he sees anything. And looking up he said, I see the men walking about like trees. read more.
Then again He put His hands on his eyes, and he looked up; and was restored, and saw all things distinctly.

And passing along, He saw a man blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who sinned, this one, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus responded, Neither did he nor his parents sin; but that the works of God may be made manifest in him. read more.
It behooveth us to work the works of Him that sent us, while it is day: the night comes, when no one is able to work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Saying these words, He spat on the ground, and made mortar out of the spittle, and besmeared the mortar on his eyes, and He said to him; Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is interpreted, Sent). Then he went away, and washed, and came seeing.

And Saul arose from the ground; and his eyes being open, he saw nothing: but leading him by the hand, they led him into Damascus; and he was three days not seeing, neither did he eat nor drink.

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he was seeking people to lead him by the hand.

And behold, certain ones of the scribes said among themselves; This man blasphemeth.

And two blind men followed Him, going thence, crying out, and saying,

said, O thou full of all guile and rascality, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of God?

but Elymas the magician (for thus his name is interpreted) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

If thine eye may be bad, thy whole body will be dark. Then if the light which is in you is darkness, the darkness is so great.

Let them alone: the blind are leaders of the blind: if the blind may lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

Ye blind: for which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

But their minds were darkened. For until this day the same veil remains in the reading of the old covenant, remains, not lifted; because it is done away in Christ;