Mark 8:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he took the blind man by the hand, and went with him out of the town; and when he had put water from his mouth on his eyes, and put his hands on him, he said, Do you see anything?

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  • Mark 7:33 : 33 And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger;
  • Acts 9:8 : 8 And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus.
  • Mark 5:23 : 23 And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.
  • Heb 8:9 : 9 Not like the agreement which I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand, to be their guide out of the land of Egypt; for they did not keep the agreement with me, and I gave them up, says the Lord.
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.
  • John 9:6-7 : 6 Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes, 7 And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.
  • Isa 44:2 : 2 The Lord who made you, forming you in your mother's body, the Lord, your helper, says, Have no fear, O Jacob my servant, and you, Jeshurun, whom I have taken for myself.
  • Isa 51:18 : 18 She has no one among all her children to be her guide; not one of the sons she has taken care of takes her by the hand.
  • Jer 31:32 : 32 Not like the agreement which I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to be their guide out of the land of Egypt; which agreement was broken by them, and I gave them up, says the Lord.

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  • Mark 8:21-22
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    21 And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you?

    22 And they came to Beth-saida. And they took a blind man to him, requesting him to put his hands on him.

  • Mark 8:24-26
    3 verses
    84%

    24 And looking up, he said, I see men; I see them like trees, walking.

    25 Then again he put his hands on his eyes; and looking hard, he was able to see, and saw all things clearly.

    26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Do not even go into the town.

  • John 9:6-8
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    82%

    6 Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,

    7 And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.

    8 Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?

  • John 9:1-2
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    80%

    1 And when he went on his way, he saw a man blind from birth.

    2 And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?

  • Luke 18:35-36
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    35 And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

    36 And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

  • Mark 7:32-35
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    32 And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him.

    33 And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger;

    34 And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.

    35 And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.

  • Mark 10:49-52
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    79%

    49 And Jesus came to a stop and said, Let him come. And crying out to the blind man, they said to him, Be comforted: come, he has sent for you.

    50 And he, putting off his coat, got up quickly, and came to Jesus.

    51 And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.

    52 And Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your faith has made you well. And straight away he was able to see, and went after him in the way.

  • Mark 10:46
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    46 And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.

  • John 9:10-11
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    10 So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open?

    11 His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.

  • John 9:13-15
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    77%

    13 They took him before the Pharisees--this man who had been blind.

    14 Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

    15 So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.

  • Matt 20:33-34
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    33 They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open.

    34 And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

  • Luke 18:40-43
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    40 And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,

    41 What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

    42 And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.

    43 And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

  • Mark 9:27
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    27 But Jesus took him by the hand, lifting him up; and he got up.

  • John 9:26
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    26 Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?

  • Matt 12:22
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    22 Then they took to him one with an evil spirit, who was blind and had no power of talking: and he made him well so that he had the power of talking and seeing.

  • Matt 9:27-30
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    27 And when Jesus went on from there, two blind men came after him, crying out, Have mercy on us, you Son of David.

    28 And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, Have you faith that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

    29 Then he put his hand on their eyes, saying, As your faith is, let it be done to you.

    30 And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

  • Acts 9:8
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    8 And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus.

  • Luke 7:21
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    21 At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.

  • Luke 6:10
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    10 And looking round on all of them, he said to him, Put out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was made well.

  • John 9:35
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    35 It came to the ears of Jesus that they had put him out, and meeting him he said, Have you faith in the Son of man?

  • Matt 20:30
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    30 And two blind men seated by the wayside, when they had the news that Jesus was going by, gave a loud cry, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.

  • Matt 15:30
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    30 And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

  • Matt 9:8
    72%

    8 But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

  • John 9:21
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    21 But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.

  • Acts 13:11
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    11 And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

  • Matt 8:3
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    3 And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.

  • John 9:18
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    18 Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,