Mark 8:22-26 And he comes to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man to him, and sought him to touch him.… Doubtless we are inclined to press the analogy between the gradualness of this man's cure and the gradualness of certain restorations to spiritual life; but this seems quite unauthorized. The cure was not an ideal type of all soul cures, but an instructive illustration of occasional Divine methods. The instant the blind eyes began to see, there was a miracle practically accomplished. The instant we turn to God in repentance and faith the new life begins; and regeneration, whenever it occurs, is instantaneous. Yet, for all that, our capacity to receive the fulness of Christ is at first but small, and the light must wax stronger and stronger as we walk in it day by day. (E. N. Packard.) Parallel Verses 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. |
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