Luke 18:43
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
Cross-references
Luke 5:26 records a crowd glorifying God after a healing, exactly as the people do here after the blind man is healed.
Luke 13:13 records the crippled woman instantly healed and praising God — the same pattern of immediate restoration and praise.
Luke 5:25 shows the healed paralytic glorifying God immediately — the identical response of praise after a healing miracle.
Luke 17:15-18 features a healed leper returning to glorify God — similar to this blind man’s grateful response of following and praising.
Luke 4:39 shows a healed woman immediately serving — both recipients respond with action, glorifying God through service or following.
In Psalm 107:22, offering sacrifices of thanksgiving and declaring God's works parallels the healed man and people openly glorifying God for the miracle.
In Acts 4:21, the people glorify God for a healing miracle, exactly the same pattern of public praise seen in Luke after the blind man is healed.
John 9:5-7 records another blind man healed by Jesus, with different methods (mud and washing). Both demonstrate Jesus giving sight.
Matthew 11:5 lists blind receiving sight as proof of Jesus' messianic identity — this healing is a direct example of that evidence.
Matthew 9:28-30 records Jesus healing two blind men by faith — similar to this blind man's faith and healing.
In Isaiah 43:21, God forms a people to show forth His praise—the healed man and the crowd fulfill that very purpose by glorifying God.
Isaiah 42:16 depicts God leading the blind — Jesus leads the blind man from darkness to sight, and he follows.
Isaiah 35:5 directly prophesies eyes of blind opened — Jesus' miracle here fulfills that messianic promise.
Isaiah 29:18 prophesies blind seeing in the day of salvation — this healing is a clear sign of the messianic age.
Psalm 146:8 declares the LORD opens blind eyes — Jesus performs that divine act here, prompting the people to praise God.
In Psalm 107:32, exalting God in the congregation and assembly mirrors the crowd in Luke collectively praising God after the healing.
In Psalm 107:31, the repeated call to praise God for His wonderful works reinforces the public thanksgiving seen in Luke when the blind man is healed.
In Psalm 107:21, the call to praise God for His wonderful works matches the crowd's response to the healing—a direct echo of thanksgiving for a miracle.
Matthew 20:34 parallels this healing closely — blind men immediately receive sight and follow Jesus, though praise is not explicit.
Acts 3:8 has the lame man praising God after healing — a direct parallel to the blind man's praise here.
John 9:39 states Jesus came to give sight to the blind — this healing is a physical demonstration of that spiritual mission.
John 9:40 shows Pharisees questioning if they are blind — contrasting with the healed beggar who now sees and glorifies God.
Acts 26:18 describes Paul’s commission to open spiritual eyes — a parallel to this physical healing, symbolizing salvation from darkness.
1 Peter 2:9 calls believers to declare God's praises — expanding the individual praise here into a corporate identity of those called from darkness.
In Galatians 1:24, people glorify God because of Paul's ministry—similar to Luke where the healed man's testimony leads the crowd to praise God.