Note 1 at Mt 9:27: This instance of Jesus healing two blind men is nearly identical to another instance recorded in Mt 20:30-34. Since one author recorded them both, it is easy to see that these were similar but separate events. It is certain that Jesus preached the same message many different times (see note 1 at Mt 5:1) and often healed the same types of infirmities under similar circumstances. This makes very careful, comparative study of the events in Jesus' ministry a must if we are to keep them in their proper order.

This healing in Mt 9 took place as Jesus was departing from Jairus' house after resurrecting his daughter. Mt 20:29, as well as Mr 10:46 and Lu 18:35, shows that this second instance took place at Jericho. All three Gospels record the crowds rebuking the blind men in the second instance, while Mt 9 does not. Mt 9 records the blind men as coming into the house where Jesus was, while in the second miracle of healing, the incident with the blind men happened as Jesus was walking down the road. Jesus called for the blind men in the second healing. In Mt 9, the blind men simply came to Him. The question Jesus asked the blind men was different also. This first healing of the blind men actually took place during Jesus' second year of ministry and over a full year before the second healing recorded in Mt 20:30-34, Mr 10:46-52, and Lu 18:35-43 took place.