In the healing of the man born blind (John 9), what did Jesus use to make mud to put on the man's eyes?
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Correct answer: His own saliva
According to John 9:6, Jesus spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and applied it to the man's eyes. This is one of the few instances where Jesus used physical material to facilitate a miracle.
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