Mark 8:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

‘And they come to Bethsaida, And they bring to him a blind man and plead with him to touch him.'

They have returned to Bethsaida, outside Galilee and north of the sea of Galilee, and a blind man is brought to Him. Notice that as with the deaf and dumb man, (‘to lay His hand on him' - Mark 7:32) Mark draws attention to the expected method of healing, ‘that He may touch him'. In other words he draws attention to the unusualness of the cure. He is concerned that the special significance of the healing is appreciated.

Mark 8:22

22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.