KJV King James Version
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
WEB World English Bible
He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.
ASV American Standard Version
And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he cometh to Bethsaida, and they bring to him one blind, and call upon him that he may touch him,
Surrounding context — Mark 8
19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
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.
24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25 After that he put [his] hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἔρχονταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goεἰςG1519 · eistowardΒηθσαϊδάν,G966 · BēthsaidaBethsaidaκαὶG2532 · kaiandφέρουσινG5342 · pherōto bear/leadαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heτυφλὸνG5185 · tuphlosblindκαὶG2532 · kaiandπαρακαλοῦσινG3870 · parakaleōto plead/comfortαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἅψηται.G681 · haptōto touch
Cross-references
Matthew 11:21Woe 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.Mark 6:45And 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.Luke 10:13Woe 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 ashes.Mark 2:3And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.Matthew 9:29Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.Matthew 8:15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.John 1:44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.John 12:21The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.Mark 5:27-29When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.Luke 9:10And 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.Matthew 8:3And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.Mark 6:55-56And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
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