Mark 8:23 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus leads the blind man by the hand out of the village, anoints his eyes, lays hands on him, and asks what he sees.
What Does Mark 8:23 Mean?
Jesus takes the man by the hand personally and walks him out of Bethsaida — a journey made entirely on trust. Away from the crowd, the healing is private and tactile: saliva on the sightless eyes, hands laid on him, and then a question. Ought is older English for anything.
For a man who cannot see, touch is the native language, and Jesus stoops to speak it — hand in hand along the road, fingers on the eyes. He treats the man as a person to be accompanied, not a case to be processed. The question, do you see anything, invites the man to take part in his own healing and to testify to grace exactly as far as it has come.
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What does Mark 8:23 mean?
Jesus leads the blind man by the hand out of the village, anoints his eyes, lays hands on him, and asks what he sees.