Mark 8:23

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked,“Do you see anything?”

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  • Mark 7:33 : 33 After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man’s ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.
  • Acts 9:8 : 8 So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.
  • Mark 5:23 : 23 He asked him urgently,“My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”
  • Heb 8:9 : 9 “It will not be like the covenant that I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not continue in my covenant and I had no regard for them, says the Lord.
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see!
  • John 9:6-7 : 6 Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man’s eyes 7 and said to him,“Go wash in the pool of Siloam”(which is translated“sent”). So the blind man went away and washed, and came back seeing.
  • Isa 44:2 : 2 This is what the LORD, the one who made you, says– the one who formed you in the womb and helps you:“Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen!
  • Isa 51:18 : 18 There was no one to lead her among all the children she bore; there was no one to take her by the hand among all the children she raised.
  • Jer 31:32 : 32 It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors when I delivered them from Egypt. For they violated that covenant, even though I was like a faithful husband to them,” says the LORD.

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    21Then he said to them,“Do you still not understand?”

    22A Two-stage Healing Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.

  • Mark 8:24-26
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    24Regaining his sight he said,“I see people, but they look like trees walking.”

    25Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again. And he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

    26Jesus sent him home, saying,“Do not even go into the village.”

  • John 9:6-8
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    6Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man’s eyes

    7and said to him,“Go wash in the pool of Siloam”(which is translated“sent”). So the blind man went away and washed, and came back seeing.

    8Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previously as a beggar began saying,“Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?”

  • John 9:1-2
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    1Healing a Man Born Blind Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.

    2His disciples asked him,“Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?”

  • Luke 18:35-36
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    35Healing a Blind Man As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

    36When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.

  • Mark 7:32-35
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    32They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.

    33After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man’s ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.

    34Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh,“Ephphatha”(that is,“Be opened”).

    35And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly.

  • Mark 10:49-52
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    49Jesus stopped and said,“Call him.” So they called the blind man and said to him,“Have courage! Get up! He is calling you.”

    50He threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.

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    52Jesus said to him,“Go, your faith has healed you.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the road.

  • Mark 10:46
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    46Healing Blind Bartimaeus They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

  • John 9:10-11
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    10So they asked him,“How then were you made to see?”

    11He replied,“The man called Jesus made mud, smeared it on my eyes and told me,‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.”

  • John 9:13-15
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    13The Pharisees’ Reaction to the Healing They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.

    14(Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and caused him to see was a Sabbath.)

    15So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight. He replied,“He put mud on my eyes and I washed, and now I am able to see.”

  • Matt 20:33-34
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    33They said to him,“Lord, let our eyes be opened.”

    34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

  • Luke 18:40-43
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    40So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,

    41“What do you want me to do for you?” He replied,“Lord, let me see again.”

    42Jesus said to him,“Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”

    43And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

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    27But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.

  • John 9:26
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    26Then they said to him,“What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”

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  • Matt 9:27-30
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    27Healing the Blind and Mute As Jesus went on from there, two blind men began to follow him, shouting,“Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

    28When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them,“Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him,“Yes, Lord.”

    29Then he touched their eyes saying,“Let it be done for you according to your faith.”

    30And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them,“See that no one knows about this!”

  • Acts 9:8
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    8So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.

  • Luke 7:21
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    21At that very time Jesus cured many people of diseases, sicknesses, and evil spirits, and granted sight to many who were blind.

  • Luke 6:10
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    10After looking around at them all, he said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.” The man did so, and his hand was restored.

  • John 9:35
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    35The Man’s Response to Jesus Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and said to him,“Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

  • Matt 20:30
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    30Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted,“Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!”

  • Matt 15:30
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    30Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.

  • Matt 9:8
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    8When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

  • John 9:21
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    21But we do not know how he is now able to see, nor do we know who caused him to see. Ask him, he is a mature adult. He will speak for himself.”

  • Acts 13:11
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    11Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.

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    3He stretched out his hand and touched him saying,“I am willing. Be clean!” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

  • John 9:18
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    18Now the Jewish religious leaders refused to believe that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summoned the parents of the man who had become able to see.