Mark 8:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²² And when they came to Bethsaida some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged Him to touch him [i.e., for healing].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² And they came to Bethsaida. And [people] brought to Him a blind man and begged Him to touch him.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.

Common English Bible

²² Jesus and his disciples came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch and heal him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² And they went to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to him. And they petitioned him, so that he would touch him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² And they came to Bethsaida; and they bring to him a blind man, and they besought him that he would touch him.

Mark 8:22 Cross References

Matthew 11:21

[He said] “It will be too bad for you, Chorazin! It will be too bad for you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful miracles had been performed in [the cities of] Tyre and Sidon which were performed in your presence, they would have repented long ago, [demonstrating it] by wearing sackcloth [i.e., a coarse cloth made of goat hair] and throwing ashes [into the air].

Matthew 14:36

They begged Him that they might only touch the edge of His robe. And all those who got to touch it were made well.

Matthew 8:15

He touched her hand and [immediately] her fever subsided and she got up [out of bed] and waited on Him.

Matthew 8:3

Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man, saying, “I do want to; you are healed.” And immediately his infectious skin disease was healed.

Matthew 9:29

Then He touched their eyes and said, “Let what you expect be done for you.”

Mark 2:3

Then some people came, bringing a man afflicted with paralysis, who was being carried by four friends.

Mark 3:10

For He had healed so many people that large numbers of them who were plagued with serious illnesses were crowding around Him in hope of getting to touch Him.

Mark 6:45

And about then Jesus compelled His disciples to get into a boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee] to Bethsaida [Note: This was apparently a different “Bethsaida” from the one mentioned in Luke 9:10, which was on the east side of Lake Galilee], while He Himself sent the crowd away.

Luke 10:13

“It is too bad for you, Chorazin! It is too bad for you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which were performed in your presence, they would have repented long ago by sitting in ashes and wearing sackcloth. [Note: This sackcloth was a coarse cloth made of goat hair and indicated deep remorse or mourning].

Luke 9:10

When the apostles returned they told Jesus what they had done. Then Jesus took them and went away privately to a town called Bethsaida. [Note: This town was on the east side of Lake Galilee, and apparently was a different “Bethsaida” from the one mentioned in Mark 6:45].

John 1:44

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew’s and Peter’s home town. [Note: This town was on the northwest shore of Lake Galilee, a few miles from Capernaum].

John 12:21

So, these people approached [the apostle] Philip, who was from Bethsaida, in Galilee with the request, ‘Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”