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The Blind Man at Bethsaida

Mark 8:22

In 9 translations

BSB
When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
KJV
¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
WEB
He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him.
ASV
And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.
LSV
And He comes to Bethsaida, and they bring to Him one blind, and call on Him that He may touch him,
YLT
And he cometh to Bethsaida, and they bring to him one blind, and call upon him that he may touch him,
DBY
And he comes to Bethsaida; and they bring him a blind man, and beseech him that he might touch him.
DRC
And they came to Bethsaida; and they bring to him a blind man, and they besought him that he would touch him.
GNV
And hee came to Bethsaida, and they brought a blinde man vnto him, and desired him to touch him.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἔρχονται (“they come”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἔρχεται (“He comes”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἔρχονται. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἔρχονται; Robinson–Pierpont read ἔρχεται.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς Βηθσαϊδάν. καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ τυφλὸν καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα αὐτοῦ ἅψηται.
RP2018
Καὶ ἔρχεται εἰς Βηθσαϊδάν. Καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ τυφλόν, καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα αὐτοῦ ἅψηται.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἔρχεται εἰς Βηθσαϊδάν. Καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ τυφλόν, καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα αὐτοῦ ἅψηται.Βηθσαϊδάν ¦ Βηθσαϊδά SCR
SCR1894
και ερχεται εις βηθσαιδα και φερουσιν αυτω τυφλον και παρακαλουσιν αυτον ινα αυτου αψηται

Who and where

📍 Bethsaida◆ Healing a Blind Man at Bethsaida

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
  • Mark 6:45Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
  • Luke 10:13Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
  • Mark 2:3Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
  • Matthew 8:15So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them.
  • John 12:21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
  • John 1:44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
  • Matthew 9:29Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
  • Matthew 8:3Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
  • Luke 9:10Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
  • Mark 5:27–29When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed…
  • Mark 6:55–56and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was. And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let…

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