They were immediately obeyed. She arose, and walked. The fame went abroad. Two blind men followed him. This account is given only by Matthew.
Blindness is still very common under the burning sun and among the blinding sands of the East.
No sight is more common than blind beggars. The want of attention to the eye when first diseased is one reason why this affliction is so common. Have mercy on us, thou son of David. The blind men came to him. Not until he was come into the house he was seeking.