Mark 8:25

Mark 8:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
• New International Version (NIV)Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.

Context of Mark 8:25

23Jesus took the blind man's hand and he led the man out of the village. Jesus put water from his own mouth on the man's eyes. And he put his hands on the man. ‘Can you see anything?’ Jesus asked. 24The man looked up. He said, ‘I can see people. But they look like trees that are walking about.’ So Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes again. The man looked carefully and then his eyes were completely well. Now he could see everything clearly. 26Jesus told the man that he must go back to his home. Jesus said, ‘Do not even go into the village.’ 27Then Jesus and his disciples went to visit some villages. They were near to the town of Caesarea Philippi. On the way, Jesus asked his disciples, ‘When people talk about me, who do they say that I am?’

Mark 8:25 word by word

εἶτα πάλιν ἐπέθηκεν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, καὶ διέβλεψεν καὶ ἀπεκατέστη καὶ ἐνέβλεπεν τηλαυγῶς ἅπαντα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• After thatεἶταeita · thenG1534
• he putἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• handsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• look upἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308
• he was restoredἀποκαθίστημιapokathistēmi · to restoreG600
• sawἐμβλέπωemblepō · to look into/uponG1689
• every manἅπαςhapas · allG537
• clearlyτηλαυγῶςtēlaugōs · clearlyG5081

Cross-references for Mark 8:25

• Proverbs 4:18The life of righteous people is like the sun at dawn. It gets brighter and brighter until midday.
• Matthew 13:12A person who has received some things will receive even more. He will have lots of good things. Some other people have nothing. Those people will lose even the little bit that they do have.
• Philippians 1:6I know that God has begun to do good things in you. And I am sure that he will continue to work in you. Then, on the day when Jesus Christ returns, his work in you will be finished.
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are not like that. You are a special group of people that God has chosen. You serve God like priests who serve a King. You are his own holy people who belong to him. He has taken you out of the dark place of sin, and he has brought you into his great light. He has done all this so that you can tell people how great he is.
• 2 Peter 3:18Instead, you must grow as believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, who saves us. Continue to know him better and better. He will be kind to you and he will help you more and more. We praise him as he deserves! He is great now and he will be great for ever!

Commentaries on Mark 8:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And saw every man clearly - But instead of ̔, all men, several excellent MSS., and the principal versions, have ̔, all things, every object; for the view he had of them before was indistinct and confused. Our Lord could have restored this man to sight in a moment; but he chose to do it in the way mentioned in the text, to show that he is sovereign of his own graces; and to point out that, however insignificant means may appear in themselves, they are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Every man clearly - Could see their form and features. His sight was completely restored. Though our Lord did not by this, probably, “intend” to teach any lesson in regard to the way in which the mind of a sinner is enlightened, yet it affords a striking illustration of it. Sinners are by nature blind, 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 John 2:11; John 9:39. The effect of religion, or of the influence of the Holy Spirit, is to open the eyes, to show the sinner his…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. 24-25The healing was not immediate. At first, the man saw imperfectly. After Jesus touched him a second time, he fully healed the man. Who is this man who calms the sea and heals the blind? Peter reveals this in the next account. He is the Christ (8:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up; and he was restored, and saw every man clearly--Perhaps the one operation perfectly restored the eyes, while the other imparted immediately the faculty of using them. It is the only recorded example of a progressive cure, and it certainly illustrates similar methods in the spiritual kingdom. Of the four recorded cases of sight restored, all the patients save one either came or were…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 8:25

• Blindness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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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