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Mark 8:22
22And he comes to Bethsaida; and they bring him a blind man, and beseech him that he might touch him.
Mark 8:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
- New International Version (NIV)They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him.
Context of Mark 8:22
20And when the seven for the four thousand, the filling of how many baskets of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 21And he said to them, How do ye not yet understand? And he comes to Bethsaida; and they bring him a blind man, and beseech him that he might touch him. 23And taking hold of the hand of the blind man he led him forth out of the village, and having spit upon his eyes, he laid his hands upon him, and asked him if he beheld anything. 24And having looked up, he said, I behold men, for I see [them], as trees, walking.
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Καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς Βηθσαϊδάν, καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ τυφλὸν καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα αὐτοῦ ἅψηται.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Mark 8:22
- Mark 6:45And immediately he compelled his disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sends the crowd away.
- Matthew 11:21Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you, had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented in sackcloth and ashes.
- Luke 9:10And the apostles having returned related to him whatever they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart into [a desert place of] a city called Bethsaida.
- Luke 10:13Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the works of power which have taken place in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they had long ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
- John 1:44And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
- John 12:21these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and they asked him saying, Sir, we desire to see Jesus.
- Mark 2:3And there come to him [men] bringing a paralytic, borne by four;
- Mark 6:55they ran through that whole country around, and began to carry about those that were ill on couches, where they heard that he was.
- Mark 5:27having heard concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind and touched his clothes;
- Matthew 8:3And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matthew 9:29Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you.
Commentaries on Mark 8:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22They bring a blind man unto him - Christ went about to do good, and wherever he came he found some good to be done; and so should we, if we had a proper measure of the same zeal and love for the welfare of the bodies and souls of men.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22To Bethsaida - See the notes at Matthew 11:21. And they bring a blind man unto him - The healing of the blind man of Bethsaida is recorded only by Mark. Besought him to touch him - That is, to heal him, for they believed that his touch would restore his sight.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 Here is a blind man brought to Christ by his friends. Therein appeared the faith of those that brought him. If those who are spiritually blind, do not pray for themselves, yet their friends and relations should pray for them, that Christ would be pleased to touch them. The cure was wrought gradually, which was not usual in our Lord's miracles. Christ showed in what method those commonly are healed by his grace, who by nature are spiritually…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-26Earlier, Jesus and the disciples tried to go to Bethsaida but did not succeed (6:45). Here, they arrive, and Jesus heals a blind man. Only Mark describes this two-part healing. It might connect to how the disciples came to a new spiritual understanding in the next story (8:27–38). John 1:44 says Bethsaida is the home of Peter, Andrew, James, and John (see also John 12:21). This small fishing village was officially part of Gaulanitis. But people usually…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. And he cometh to Bethsaida--Bethsaida Julias, on the northeast side of the lake, whence after this He proceeded to Cæsarea Philippi (Mr 8:27). and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him--See on Mr 7:32.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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