Matthew 9:29-30

²⁹He touched their eyes and said, "Become what you believe."o

³⁰It happened. They saw. Then Jesus became very stern. "Don''t let a soul know how this happened."

Matthew 9 is a dense display of Jesus’ authority and mercy, unfolding through a series of encounters that challenge religious assumptions. Jesus forgives a paralytic’s sins, calls a tax collector to follow him, answers questions about fasting, raises a dead girl, heals a bleeding