Study it in the app“And 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?””
Andκαὶtakingἐπιλαβόμενοςthe blind manτοῦ τυφλοῦby the hand,τῆς χειρὸςhe broughtἐξήνεγκενhimαὐτὸνoutἔξωofἐξήνεγκενthe village;τῆς κώμηςandκαὶspittingπτύσαςonεἰςhis eyes,τὰ ὄμματα αὐτοῦhe laidἐπιθεὶςhis handsτὰς χεῖραςon himαὐτῷand askedἐπηρώταhim,αὐτόν“Do you seeβλέπειςanything?”Εἴ τι
seize
To grip someone, or arrest them.
Where else “epilabomenos” appearsblind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “typhlou” appearshand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiros” appearscarry out
To take outside; a body for burial.
Where else “exēnenken” appearsoutside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appearsvillage
Village, small town.
Where else “kōmēs” appearsspit
Spit.
Where else “ptysas” appearseye
Eye.
Where else “ommata” appearslay hands
To rest one's hands on someone to heal or bless them.
Where else “epitheis” appearsask
Ask, question.
Where else “epērōta” appearssee
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepeis” appears22And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring him a blind man and beg him to touch him.
23 · This verse (above)
24And looking up, he was saying, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking.”
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?
