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Read John 9:1-12. Jesus had left the temple in John 8:59 when he and his disciples saw a blind man in John 9:1. The temple mount would have been on the north side of Jerusalem, whereas the pool where Jesus sent the blind man was on the south side. This would have been a difficult walk for a blind man! Jesus could have healed him instantly, just as we read in Matthew 20:29-34. Why might Jesus have told the blind man to do something so difficult instead of healing him right away?