Mark 8:23

And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him without the city; and spitting on his eyes, he laid his hands upon him, and asked him if he saw aught.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring him a blind man, and entreat him that he would touch him.

24And looking up, he said, I see men walking, as trees.

Read all of Mark 8

Cross References

Mark 5:23and entreated him importunately, saying, My little daughter is at the last gasp; wilt thou come, and lay thy hands upon her, that she may recover, and she shall live.

John 9:6So speaking, he spat on the ground, and made mud with the spittle, and anointed with the mud the eyes of the blind man;

Acts 23:19Hereupon the tribune taking him by the hand, and leading him aside, inquired, What is it that thou hast to communicate to me?

Revelation 3:18I advise thee to buy of me gold purified by the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white robes, that thou mayest be completely clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thine eyes with a collyrium, that thou mayest see.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Mark 8:23