Mark 8:23
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
KJV
καὶ ἐπιλαβόμενος τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ τυφλοῦ ἐξήνεγκεν αὐτὸν ἔξω τῆς κώμης, καὶ πτύσας εἰς τὰ ὄμματα αὐτοῦ, ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῷ, ἐπηρώτα αὐτόν, εἴ τι βλέπει;
Greek NT
Et apprehensa manu cæci, eduxit eum extra vicum : et exspuens in oculos ejus impositis manibus suis, interrogavit eum si quid videret.
Vulgate
And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Seest thou aught?
ASV
And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town. And spitting upon his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he saw any thing.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἐξήνεγκεν — SBLGNT
- ἐξήνεγκεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐξήγαγεν — Robinson-Pierpont
- βλέπεις — SBLGNT
- βλέπεις — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- βλέπει — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§699The hand. Jesus heals the sick and blesses little children by laying hands on them.51 In his name the apostles will do the same.52 Even more pointedly, it is by the Apostles' imposition of hands that the Holy Spirit is given.53 The Letter to the Hebrews lists the imposition of hands among the "fundamental elements" of its teaching.54 The Church has kept this sign of the all-pow…
§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
- 2Kgs 6:6 — And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
- Acts 9:8 — And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
- Heb 8:9 — Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded th
- Isa 44:2 — Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
- Isa 51:18 — There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
- Isa 51:18 — There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up.
- John 9:6 — When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
- John 9:6 — When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
- Luke 8:54 — And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
- Mark 5:23 — And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
- Mark 5:23 — And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
- Mark 7:33 — And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
- Mark 7:33 — And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
- Mark 8:26 — And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
- Matt 9:25 — But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.