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, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

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22 And they came to Bethsaida. And [people] brought to Him a blind man and begged Him to touch him.

23 And He [a]caught the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands upon him, He asked him, Do you [[b]possibly] see anything?

24 And he looked up and said, I see people, but [they look] like trees, walking.

25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again; and the man looked intently [that is, fixed his eyes on definite objects], and he was restored and saw everything distinctly [even what was [c]at a distance].

26 And He sent him away to his house, telling [him], Do not [even] enter the village [d]or tell anyone there.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:23 William Tyndale, The Tyndale Bible.
  2. Mark 8:23 W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor’s Greek New Testament.
  3. Mark 8:25 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  4. Mark 8:26 Some manuscripts add this phrase.

22 When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch and heal him. 23 Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and spat upon his eyes, and laid his hands over them.

“Can you see anything now?” Jesus asked him.

24 The man looked around. “Yes!” he said, “I see men! But I can’t see them very clearly; they look like tree trunks walking around!”

25 Then Jesus placed his hands over the man’s eyes again and as the man stared intently, his sight was completely restored, and he saw everything clearly, drinking in the sights around him.

26 Jesus sent him home to his family. “Don’t even go back to the village first,” he said.

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