“ And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. ”
I see men, as trees, walking - I see men walking, but see them so indistinctly that, but for their “motion,” I could not distinguish them from trees. I cannot distinctly see their shapes and feat...
And he looked up, and said, I (f) see men as trees, walking. (f) He perceived men moving but at the same time could not discern their bodies.
The Blind Man of Bethsaida. This cure is described and wrought in a thoroughly popular manner. The use of spittle ( Mark 7:33 ) was widespread in those days. A similar cure is attributed to Vespasi...
looked up . App-133. I see men, &c. I see the men [men they must be] for [I see them] as trees, walking. men. Greek. anthropos. App-123.
Mark 8:24 . I see men. Our Lord had put the question to the blind man for the sake of his disciples, to inform them that the man had received something, but that hitherto nothing more tha...
DISCOURSE: 1431 THE BLIND MAN HEALED Mark 8:23-25 . 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...
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. I see men as trees, walking - His sight was so imperfect that he could not distinguish between men and trees, only by the motion of the former...
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 hi...
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. This is one of the cases in which one edition of what is called the received...
Feeding the Four Thousand. The Sign from Heaven. Healing of a Blind Man. Confession of Peter 1-10. Feeding the four thousand ( Matthew 15:32 ). See on Mt.
CHAPTER 8:22-26 ( Mark 8:22-26 ) MEN AS TREES "And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to Him a blind man, and beseech Him to touch him. And He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and br...
the Cost of following Jesus Mark 8:22-38 ; Mark 9:1 Our attention has been drawn to the Master's sighs; here, however, was another characteristic act. He spat on the eyes of the blind man, per...
This was the second miracle of feeding. Our Lord knew whence these people came, and was solicitous for them on their long journey home if they departed without food. The miracle was the result. The...
(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 h...
THE GRADUAL MIRACLE ‘I see men as trees, walking.’ Mark 8:24 This particular miracle is the parable of our times. I. It is so in reference to the things of God .—We pray indeed for grace...
And he looked up ,.... This is omitted in the Arabic and Persic versions. The sense is, that he opened his eyelids, and lifted up his eyes, to try if he could see, and he could, and did see again; h...
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. Ver. 24. I see men as trees, walking ] This was done, saith an expositor, to the end that Christ's power might be the more distinctly know...
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,...
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. ...
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A Blind Man Is Healed in Two Stages (8:22-26). This account comes after the blindness of the disciples has been stressed ( Mark 7:18 ) and before the scales are revealed to have been at least part...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 8:22-26 . Peculiar to Mark. Bethsaida (= Fish-town) .—There were two places of this name: (1) the landing-port for Capernaum, on the western side of the la...
Mark 8:12-25 I. Ver. 12. "And He sighed deeply in His spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign?" etc. The sign in this case was morally suggestive. It must have been one of th...
Mark 8:1-4 . In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have...
Mark 8:10 . He came into the parts of Dalmanutha, situate beyond the Jordan, where Tiberias and Magdala were considerable towns. Mark 8:12 . There shall no sign be given to this generation. Ma...
And He cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto Him. Blindness common in the East Blindness was and is more common in Egypt and Syria than in any other part of the world. The glare...
EXPOSITION Mark 8:1 , Mark 8:2 The opening words of the first verse seem to imply that our Lord remained for some time on this, the north-east, side of the Sea of Galilee. The multitu...
The Blind Man of Bethsaida. Mark 8:22-26
1 Corinthians 13:9-12 ; Isaiah 29:18 ; Isaiah 32:3 ; Judges 9:36
I see men as trees walking — He distinguished men from trees only by their motion.