Mark 8:22 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 8:22

When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.

KJV

And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

HOMILY 79 (420)

They came, then, to Bethsaida, into the village of Andrew and Peter, James and John. Bethsaida means "house of fishers," and, in truth, from this house, hunters and fishermen are sent into the whole world. Ponder the text. The historical facts are clear, the literal sense is obvious. But we must now search into its spiritual message. That he came to Bethsaida, that there was a blind man there, that he departed, what is there remarkable about all that?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And he cometh to Bethsaida,.... The city of Andrew, Peter, and Philip, Joh 1:44; a fishing town, which was situated by the sea of Galilee. Beza's ancient copy, and the Gothic version, wrongly read "Bethany".

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If those that are spiritually blind, do not pray for themselves, yet let their friends and relations pray for them, that Christ would be pleased to touch them. Here is Christ leading this blind man,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

We do not know the reason of the peculiar means employed by our Lord Jesus Christ, in working the miracle recorded in these verses. We see a blind man miraculously healed. We know that a word from our Lord's mouth, or a touch of His hand would have been sufficient to effect a cure. But we see Jesus taking this blind man by the hand — leading him out of the town — spitting on his eyes — putting His hands on him, and then, and not until then, restoring his sight.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 701: “Seeing And Not Seeing—Or, Men As Trees Walking” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1866)

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἔρχονται	erchontai	they come	G2064 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
Βηθσαϊδάν,	Bēthsaidan	Bethsaida,	G966 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
φέρουσιν	pherousin	they bring	G5342 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
τυφλὸν	tuphlon	a blind [man]	G5185 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
παρακαλοῦσιν	parakalousin	they implore	G3870 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	him	G846 →
ἅψηται.	hapsētai	He may touch.	G681 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 9:29
Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
leads to
- Matthew 15:28
  “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
- Mark 10:52
  “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
- Matthew 9:22
  Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was cured from that very hour.
- Matthew 8:13
  Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
- Matthew 20:34
  Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.
Through
John 1:44
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
leads to
- John 12:21
  They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Mark 6:45
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
leads to
- Matthew 14:22–33
  Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
Through
Matthew 11:21
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
leads to
- Mark 6:45
  Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.