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The Blind Man at Bethsaida

Healing the sick · Bethsaida

Mark 8:22–26

Mark 8:22–26

22They arrived at Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man to Jesus, begging him to touch the man. 23Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. He spit on the man's eyes, placed his hands on him, and asked, "Can you see anything?" 24The man looked up and said, "I can see people, but they look like trees walking around." 25Jesus placed his hands on the man's eyes again and made him look up. His sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly. 26He sent him away to his house, saying, “Do not go into the town, or tell it to anyone in the town.”

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About this passage

What happened

At Bethsaida, people brought a blind man to Jesus. Jesus led him out of the village, spat on his eyes, and laid his hands on him. At first the man saw people who looked like trees walking. Jesus put his hands on his eyes again, and the man saw everything clearly.

Where did this happen?

Bethsaida

A town by the Sea of Galilee. It was the hometown of Philip, Andrew and Peter.

Where this fits

One of 35 passages in Jesus' Miracles, in the group “Healing the sick.”

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