He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spat on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 8:23 in context
Mark 8:20–26
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“When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”
They told him, “Seven.”
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He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”
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He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.
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He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spat on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.
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He looked up, and said, “I see men, but I see them like walking trees.”
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Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.
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He sent him away to his house, saying, “Don’t enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village.”
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