εἰς οἶκον, home. μηδὲ, etc., go not into the village; to avoid creating a sensation. It has been suggested that the gradual restoration of sight in this case was meant to symbolise the slowness of the Twelve in attaining spiritual insight. They got their eyes opened very gradually like the blind man of Bethsaida. So Klostermann.
MARK 8:26 mhde. eivj th.n kw,mhn eivse,lqh|j {B} The development of the principal variant readings seems to have proceeded as follows: (1) mhde. eivj th.n kw,mhn eivse,lqh|j (ac B L ¦1 syrs copsa, b...
Verse 26. _HE SENT HIM AWAY TO HIS HOUSE_] So it appears that this person did not belong to _Bethsaida_, for, in going to _his_ _house_, he was _not to enter into the village_. This miracle is not me...
THE TOWN - The town of Bethsaida. NOR TELL IT ... - Lest it excite the jealousy of the Pharisees, and produce commotion and danger....
CHAPTER 8 __ 1. The feeding of the Four Thousand. (Mark 8:1. Matthew 15:32) 2. The Pharisees ask a sign. (Mark 8:10 .Matthew 16:1
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 Vespasian (S...
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,...
COMPASSION AND CHALLENGE (Mark 8:1-10)...
NEITHER GO, &c. Note the determination of the Lord not to give Bethsaida any further evidence....
_to his house_ Bethsaida, therefore, was not the place of his residence; he was to go immediately from the place to his own home not even to the village to which he had already come, and he was not to...
26. The confusion in this verse is great; see WH., _Introd._ § 140. [1717][1718][1719] omit μηδὲ εἴπῃς κ.τ.λ. [1717] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the Monastery of...
22–26. A BLIND MAN HEALED AT BETHSAIDA...
Ver 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...
_JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD -- MARK 8:22-30:_ Faith in Jesus continued to grow among many people as He went about doing good. They brought a blind man to Him for healing. He took the man asid...
ΆΠΈΣΤΕΙΛΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΟΣΤΈΛΛΩ (G649) отсылать, ΕΊΣΈΛΘΗΣ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΕΙΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1525) входить, заходить. Используется с отр. как запрет....
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 re...
6. HEALING THE BLIND MAN OF BETHSAIDA 8:22-26 _TEXT 8:22-26_ And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. And they took hold of the blind man by the...
_SUMMARY 8:14 TO 9:50_ The two miracles recorded in the preceding sectionthe cure of the blind man at Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26), and the casting out of the obstinate demon (Mark 9:14-29)are additional...
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. AND HE SENT HIM AWAY TO HIS HOUSE, SAYING, NEITHER GO INTO THE TOWN NOR TELL TO ANY IN THE TOWN...
19-20 See Mar_6:41-44; Mar_8:7-9.] 19 The comparison here suggested by our Lord is most striking and important. He is seeking to show them that God's blessing comes in _ inverse ratio _ to human provi...
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....
A BLIND MAN HEALED AT BETHSAIDA (peculiar to Mk, and selected, like the healing in Mark 7:32, for its unusual features). The man was healed in stages, probably because his faith was imperfect. Jesus f...
NEITHER GO, etc.] RV 'Do not even enter into the village.' 27-9:1. CONFESSION OF PETER (Matthew 16:13; Luke 9:18). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 8 FOOD FOR 4000 PEOPLE VERSES 1-10 Jesus gave food to a large crowd that did not h...
CHAPTER 8:22-26 (MARK 8:22) 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 brought him...
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, perhaps to...
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 wa...
(5) And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell [it] to any in the town. (5) Christ will not have his miracles to be separated from his doctrine....
HEALING THE BLIND MAN Mark 8:22-26. “And He comes into Bethsaida [i.e., it is Bethsaida Julias, as He did not sail toward the other Bethsaida, the birthplace of Peter, Andrew, and Philip]; and they br...
(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 hi...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
26._And he sent him away to his house. _Christ does not suffer him to return to _Bethsaida_, where there were many that had beheld the miracle. This is conjectured by some to have been done, because C...
We shall find in chapter 8 another example of that which we have been noticing. Jesus leads the blind man out of the town. He does not forsake Israel wherever there is faith; but He separates the one...
AND HE SENT HIM AWAY TO HIS HOUSE,.... Which seems to have been in one of the neighbouring villages or was one of the houses scattered about in the fields for the conveniency of rural business. SAYIN...
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell _it_ to any in the town. Ver. 26. _Neither go into the town_] Christ would not vouchsafe such an ungrateful people the be...
_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...
THE TOWN; Bethsaida, where so many of his mighty works were done. Matthew 11:21....
AND HE SENT HIM AWAY TO HIS HOUSE, SAYING, NEITHER GO INTO THE TOWN, NOR TELL IT TO ANY IN THE TOWN. This is the second miracle whose account is peculiar to Mark, and he relates it in just the same ci...
THE BLIND MAN OF BETHSAIDA. Mark 8:22...
TITLE: Out of town TEXT: Mark 8:22-26 PROPOSITION: Jesus led the blind man out of the city before healing him. QUESTION: Why? KEY WORD: Reasons READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. Was this miracle incompl...
22-26 Here is a blind man brought to Christ by his friends. Therein appeared the faith of those that brought him. If those who are spiritually blind, do not pray for themselves, yet their friends and...
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Mark 8:26 Then G2532 sent G649 him G846 away G649 (G5656) to G1519 his G846 house G3624 saying...
‘And he sent him away to his home saying, “Do not even enter into the village.' As with the deaf and dumb man we may see this as silence enjoined - compare Mark 7:36 (‘tell no one in the village' is i...
THE EYES OF THE DISCIPLES ARE OPENED (8:22-9:33A). Following on Jesus' concern at the lack of understanding of the disciples we now learn how their eyes are gradually opened to see at least something...
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 partially...
Mark 8:26. TO HIS HOME. This was not in the village, but elsewhere. Our Lord forbids his return to the village. He was now seeking retirement and avoiding publicity, and there may have been some speci...
THIS miracle, mentioned by Mark alone, is of peculiar interest, as exhibiting a _gradual_ cure. In this case as in the last miracle (chap. Mark 7:32-36), there was a suggestion from the people as to t...
TO HIS HOME (εις οικον αυτου). A joyful homecoming that. He was not allowed to enter the village and create excitement before Jesus moved on to Caesarea Philippi....
Mark 8:22 The text shows us I. The value of intercessory prayer. We need to pray for ourselves, but it is a poor religion that stops at self. We need the power and the grace of Christ to heal our ow...
Mark 8:1. 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 now b...
CONTENTS: 4000 fed. Meaning of leaven explained. Blind man outside Bethsaida healed. Peter's confession of faith. The value of a soul. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Peter, disciples, Satan, blind man, Pharisees...
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. Matthew...
JESUS THEN SENT HIM HOME. He must not have lived in Bethsaida, since he was told not to go back into the village. Jesus did not try to gain honor for himself (_see_ Mark 7:36)....
_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 of l...
CHAPTER 8 1 _Christ feedeth the people miraculously_ : 10 _refuses to give a sign to the Pharisees_ : 14 _admonisheth his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 8:22. 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 lake; (2) a...
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 MULTITUDE BEING VERY GRE...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Mark's gospel, chapter 8. Now, Mark has already told us how that Jesus fed five thousand men beside the women and children with five loaves and two fish. Now we find a...
Mark 5:43; Mark 7:36; Matthew 12:16; Matthew 8:4; Matthew 9:30...