Mark 8:24

And looking up, he said, I see men; I see them like trees, walking.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

In Context

23And he took the blind man by the hand, and went with him out of the town; and when he had put water from his mouth on his eyes, and put his hands on him, he said, Do you see anything?

25Then again he put his hands on his eyes; and looking hard, he was able to see, and saw all things clearly.

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Cross References

Isaiah 29:18And in that day those whose ears are stopped will be hearing the words of the book; and the eyes of the blind will see through the mist and the dark.

1 Corinthians 13:9For our knowledge is only in part, and the prophet's word gives only a part of what is true:

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:23-27

A Blind Man Restored to Sight. 22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 26 And he sent him away to his house,… Read the whole commentary →

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