Mark 8:25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

This cure is related only by this evangelist, and there is something singular in the circumstances. I. Here is a blind man brought to Christ by his friends, with a desire that he would touch him, Mark 8:22. Here appears the faith of those that brought him?they doubted not but that one touch of Christ's hand would recover him his sight; but the man himself showed not that earnestness for, or expectation of, a cure that other blind men did. If those that are spiritually blind, do not pray for... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 8:22-26

8:22-26 They came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to him and asked him to touch him. He took the blind man's hand and took him outside the village. He spat into his eyes and laid his hands on him, and asked him, "Do you see anything?" He looked up and said, "I see men, but I see them walking looking like trees." Again he laid his hands on his eyes. He gazed intently, and his sight was restored and he saw everything clearly. He sent him away to his home. "Do not," he said, "even... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:25

After that he had put his hands again upon his eyes ,.... By the former account it does not appear on what part of him he put his hands; but this determines it; and from hence it seems plain, that he first spit on his eyes, and then closed them, and put his hands on them; which last action of his he repeated, though not the former: and made him look up . This is omitted in the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions. The Vulgate Latin reads it, "he began to see"; and so Beza's ancient... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:25

And saw every man clearly - But instead of ἁπαντας , all men, several excellent MSS., and the principal versions, have ἁπαντα , all things, every object; for the view he had of them before was indistinct and confused. Our Lord could have restored this man to sight in a moment; but he chose to do it in the way mentioned in the text, to show that he is sovereign of his own graces; and to point out that, however insignificant means may appear in themselves, they are divinely efficacious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-25

The blind man of Bethsaida. The variety of method adopted by our Lord in his acts of healing finds a striking illustration in the contrast presented between the cure of this blind man and that of Bartimaeus. The sight of the latter was instantaneously and perfectly restored, but it was otherwise with the former. If, as we believe, Christ's miracles were symbols of spiritual experiences, we must expect variety in these also; and we see them in the contrast existing between the sudden... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

Sight for the blind. Every form of human privation, suffering, and infirmity which came under the notice of Christ elicited his compassion and his healing mercy, and every such disorder was treated by him as a symptom of the moral malady which afflicts mankind. The diversity of his miracles of healing may serve to represent his power and willingness to restore our sinful humanity, afflicted with many and various ills, to spiritual soundness and health. In this miracle we observe— I. A ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

Restoring the blind to sight. Illustration of Christ's— I. WISDOM . He rebuked a vulgar curiosity, and perhaps baffled a Pharisaic intrigue. His privacy, so needful for bodily rest and spiritual preparation for the great conflict he felt to be impending, was thus preserved; and the course of teaching and working upon which he had entered was not seriously disturbed. The subject of the miracle was himself preserved from undue excitement with its attendant dangers. And shall we not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

The Saviour's method in dealing with individual souls. I. ISOLATES FROM DISTURBING INFLUENCES . The gossips and scheming politicians of the town of Bethsaida. Notoriety. The sense of importance. By his dealings with the sinner in conviction and repentance, he spiritually removes him to his own retirement. He is first brought to be with Christ, that by-and-by he may be in him. II. HE ENCOURAGES AND CONFIRMS FAITH . By leading the blind man away, although as yet a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

Curing spiritual blindness. I. DELIVERANCE FROM BLIND GUIDES . II. TRANSFER OF CONFIDENCE TO THE TRUE GUIDE . III. REVELATION OF THE INVISIBLE POWER OF GOD . IV. EXERCISING THE SOUL 'S NEWLY ACQUIRED POWERS OF SPIRITUAL VISION , V. GIVING SPIRITUAL DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE .—M. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

The gradual healing of the blind man. In each of the many cases of healing there were, doubtless, peculiarities of incident of great interest to the healed, if not to us. But of only a few have we the details. Perhaps where we have them they have their more important relation to us than to the subjects of the healing themselves. In this case, as in others, the compassion of friends is called into play. "They bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him." Not without service to us... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 8:22-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:22-26

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