King James Version
Mark 8:22 in the King James Version says “And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.”
Mark 8:22 · KJV
And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
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.
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he cometh”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“to”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“they bring”
G5342to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“a blind man”
G5185opaque (as if smoky), i.e., (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“besought”
G3870to call near, i.e., invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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