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AndΚαὶthey comeἔρχονταιtoεἰςBethsaida.ΒηθσαϊδάνAndκαὶthey bringφέρουσινhimαὐτῷa blind manτυφλὸνandκαὶbegπαρακαλοῦσινhimαὐτὸνtoἵναtouchἅψηταιhim.αὐτοῦ
Mark 8:22
Study it in the app“And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring him a blind man and beg him to touch him.”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 8:22, word by word
- they comeἔρχονταιerchontai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchontai” appears- BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδάνBēthsaidan
Bethsaida
See it on the mapWhere else “Bēthsaidan” appears- they bringφέρουσινpherousin
bring
To carry or bring something or someone.
Where else “pherousin” appears- a blind manτυφλὸνtyphlon
blind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “typhlon” appears- begπαρακαλοῦσινparakalousin
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parakalousin” appears- touchἅψηταιhapsētai
touch
To lay a hand on someone or something, sometimes to heal or in faith.
Where else “hapsētai” appears
Places in this verse
The context
21And he was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
22 · This verse (above)
23And taking the blind man by the hand, he brought him out of the village; and spitting on his eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked him, “Do you see anything?”
To study Mark 8 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus ask his disciples about who people said he was, and what did Peter answer (vv. 27–29)?
2. What it means
What does the blind man see after Jesus' first touch, and what does he see after the second (vv. 23–25)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asked, “What will a person give in exchange for his life?” (v. 37). What do you value most in your life?