Mark 8:22-26

Mark 8:22-26

[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,  him  out of  the town;  and  when he had spit  on  his  eyes,  and put  his hands  upon him,  he asked  him  he saw  [24] And  he looked up,  I see  men  as  trees,  walking.  [25] After  that he put  his hands  again  upon  his  eyes,  and  him  and  he was restored,  and  saw  every man  clearly.  [26] And  him  away  to  his  house,  saying,  Neither  go  into  the town,  nor  tell  in  the town. 

What does Mark 8:22-26 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Mark is the only evangelist who recorded this miracle. It corresponds to the healing of the deaf man with the speech impediment ( Mark 7:31-36), the only other miracle that Mark alone recorded. This is the only miracle in Mark that was not instantaneous; it happened gradually. Sight is a common metaphor for understanding. The disciples should have seen the deaf man as a picture of themselves unable to comprehend what Jesus said. This blind man also represented them in their inability to understand what Jesus showed them (cf. Mark 8:21). Jesus could and would make them whole, as He healed these two physically limited men.