Blind

Operator / Syntax	Description	Example Query & Result
`+` (or space)	Logical AND: Finds verses containing all terms. Note that searching words separated only by a space behaves as an exact phrase. Use `+` to find terms anywhere in the same verse.	`jesus + wept` Finds verses containing both "jesus" and "wept" in any order.
`-`	Logical NOT / Exclude: Excludes verses containing the term after the minus sign.	`jesus - wept` Finds verses containing "jesus" but NOT "wept".
`\|`	Logical OR: Finds verses containing either term.	`grace \| mercy` Finds verses containing "grace", "mercy", or both.
`%`	Multi-character Wildcard: Matches zero or more non-space characters.	`behav%` Matches "behave", "behaved", "behaveth", "behavior", etc.
`_`	Single-character Wildcard: Matches exactly one single alphabetical character.	`h_t` Matches "hat", "hot", "hit", etc.
`" "`	Exact Phrase: Wraps a search term in double quotes to find an exact match for the entire phrase.	`"in the beginning"` Finds verses containing exactly "in the beginning" with no variations.
`[Book]`	Search Scope: Restricts your search to a specific book, range of books, or chapter range.	`lord [Matt]` (Only Matthew) `faith [Heb - Jam]` (Hebrews to James) `spirit [Matt 4 - 8]` (Matthew Ch. 4 to 8) `love [John 1:1 - 3:16]` (Specific range)

Bible Dictionary · B

Blind beggars are frequently mentioned (Matt 9:27; Matt 12:22; Matt 20:30; John 5:3). The blind are to be treated with compassion (Lev 19:14; Deut 27:18). Blindness was sometimes a punishment for disobedience (1 Sam 11:2; Jer 39:7), sometimes the effect of old age (Gen 27:1; 1 Kgs 14:4; 1 Sam 4:15). Conquerors sometimes blinded their captives (2 Kgs 25:7; 1 Sam 11:2). Blindness denotes ignorance as to spiritual things (Isa 6:10; Isa 42:18, Isa 42:19; Matt 15:14; Eph 4:18). The opening of the eyes of the blind is peculiar to the Messiah (Isa 29:18). Elymas was smitten with blindness at Paul’s word (Acts 13:11).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.