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Mark 8:22

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

KJV

Καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς Βηθσαϊδάν. καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ τυφλὸν, καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα αὐτοῦ ἅψηται.

Greek NT

Et veniunt Bethsaidam, et adducunt ei cæcum, et rogabant eum ut illum tangeret.

Vulgate

And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.

ASV

And they came to Bethsaida: and they bring to him a blind man. And they besought him that he would touch him.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Βηθσαϊδά
bethsaida
noun · 7×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
παρακαλέω
parakaleo
verb · 108×
τυφλός
tuphlos
adjective · 50×
φέρω
phero
verb · 68×
ἅπτομαι
aptomai
verb · 35×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: ἔρχονται | WH/Treg/NIV: ἔρχονται | RP: ἔρχεται
  • ἔρχονταιSBLGNT
  • ἔρχονταιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἔρχεταιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1151Signs taken up by Christ. In his preaching the Lord Jesus often makes use of the signs of creation to make known the mysteries of the Kingdom of God.17 He performs healings and illustrates his preaching with physical signs or symbolic gestures.18 He gives new meaning to the deeds and signs of the Old Covenant, above all to the Exodus and the Passover,19 for he himself is the me…
§1504Often Jesus asks the sick to believe.107 He makes use of signs to heal: spittle and the laying on of hands,108 mud and washing.109 The sick try to touch him, "for power came forth from him and healed them all."110 and so in the sacraments Christ continues to "touch" us in order to heal us.

Cross-references

  • Isa 35:5 — Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
  • John 1:44 — Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
  • John 1:44 — Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
  • John 12:21 — The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
  • Luke 6:19 — And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
  • Luke 9:10 — And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
  • Luke 10:13 — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and a
  • Luke 15:24 — For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
  • Mark 2:3 — And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
  • Mark 5:27 — When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
  • Mark 6:45 — And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
  • Mark 6:55 — And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
  • Matt 8:3 — And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
  • Matt 8:15 — And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
  • Matt 9:20 — And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
  • Matt 9:27 — And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
  • Matt 9:29 — Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
  • Matt 11:21 — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
  • Matt 11:21 — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.