Mark 8:23 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

The blind man. I. " THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST AWAKENS FAITH IN THOSE WHO ARE BROUGHT TO HIM BY THE FAITH OF OTHERS ." II. " BENEFITS ARE RECEIVED ACCORDING TO THE MEASURE OF FAITH IN HIM " (J. H. Godwin).—J. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

The healing of a blind man at Bethsaida. I. SEVERAL MIRACLES OF A SIMILAR KIND . The miracle here recorded was performed at Bethsaida Julias, or the northern Bethsaida, on the route from the north-east shore of the lake to Caesarea Philippi. It is related by St. Mark alone. The peculiarity of this miracle of restoring sight to the blind is the circumstance of its being wrought at twice; that is to say, the cure was progressive or gradual. In the ninth chapter of St. John's Gospel... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 8:23

Led him out of the town - Why this was done the sacred writers have not told us. It might have been to avoid the collecting of a multitude, and thus to have escaped the designs of the Pharisees who were attempting to take his life, and chiefly on a charge of sedition and of exciting the people. On this account Jesus chose to perform the miracle alone, thus showing that while he did good, he desired to do it in such a way as to avoid the “appearance” of evil, and to prevent, at the same time,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 8:22-26

Mark 8:22-26. And he cometh to Bethsaida Where he had done many mighty works, without their producing the desired effect, the people remaining in impenitence and unbelief, Matthew 11:21. The following miracle, it may be observed, is recorded by Mark only; a plain proof that he is not to be considered as a mere abridger of Matthew. And they bring him a blind man, and besought him to touch him Here appears the faith of those that brought him; they doubted not but one touch of Christ’s hand... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

60. Jesus heals the blind and the dumb (Matthew 9:27-34; Mark 8:22-26)Two blind men, in begging Jesus to heal them, used his messianic title Son of David, but Jesus did not heal them till he was certain that they had genuine faith. No doubt there were many in Israel who had no feeling of spiritual need but who were willing to call Jesus by messianic titles simply for the purpose of receiving benefits from him. Again, to avoid attracting the wrong sort of following, Jesus warned the men not to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 8:23

took = took hold of. (So Tyndale.) out of = outside of. on = into. Greek. eis, App-104 . put = laid. asked = was asking. (Imperf.) if he saw = can you see . . . ? Present Tense. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:23

And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid hands upon him, he asked him, Seest thou aught?Took him out of the village ... Although not so stated here, this was, in all probability, for the purpose of privacy, as in the case of the deaf-mute, and for the same purpose of preventing any allegation that the spittle was necessary to the cure. Just why Christ occasionally resorted to such practice is not known to us;... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:22-26

Mark 8:22-26. And they bring a blind man, &c.— Two things are remarkable in this miracle: first, our Lord led the man out of the town, before he would heal him; and, when the cure was performed, he forbad him to return thither, or so much as to tell it unto any who lived in the town. The reason was, the people had for a long time been solicitous to have him acknowledged as the Messiah; and every new miracle which they beheld, moved them afresh to make the attempt. Nor could the inhabitants... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 8:23

23. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town—Of the deaf and dumb man it is merely said that "He took him aside" ( :-); but this blind man He led by the hand out of the town, doing it Himself rather than employing another—great humility, exclaims BENGEL—that He might gain his confidence and raise his expectation. and when he had spit on his eyes—the organ affected—See on :-. and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw aught. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:1-30

C. The second cycle of self-revelation to the disciples 8:1-30The disciples had not yet understood the lessons that Jesus sought to teach them. Mark constructed his Gospel to show that in His discipleship training Jesus repeated lessons to train them. One writer noticed the following repetitive parallel structure in this section of the Gospel. [Note: Lane, p. 269.] read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 8:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 8:22-26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 8:23

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:22-26

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 8:23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:1-30

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