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Mark 8:23

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Mark 8:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 8:23

Theological / Devotional

Led him out. There were probably at least two reasons for this: (1) to avoid publicity (see on v. 26), and (2) in order to help the blind man understand and concentrate upon what Christ was about to do for him (cf. on chs. 5:37, 40; 7:33). Jesus seems to have performed comparatively few miracles during the period of His public ministry, and in most instances He was among a population that was largely heathen.

If he saw ought. This is the only recorded occasion on which Jesus asked such a question, and apparently it was done here with the objective of strengthening the man’s imperfect faith (see on v. 24).

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