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Blind man of Bethsaida

Miracle carried out by Jesus according to the Bible

Blind man of Bethsaida
Summary

Miracle carried out by Jesus according to the Bible

A. Mironov

The Blind Man of Bethsaida is the subject of one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels. It is found only in Mark 8:22–26. The exact location of Bethsaida in this pericope is subject to debate among scholars but is likely to have been Bethsaida Julias, on the north shore of Lake Galilee.

Mark's narrative

According to Mark's account, when Jesus came to Bethsaida, a town in Galilee, he was asked to heal a blind man. Jesus took the man by the hand and led him out of the town, put some spittle on his eyes, and laid hands on him. "I see men like trees, walking", said the man. Jesus repeated the procedure, resulting in clear and perfect eyesight. "Neither go into the town", commanded Jesus, "nor tell anyone in the town."

Claim of authenticity for the narrative

Even though the story is found only in Mark, some claim that its authenticity is supported by the criterion of embarrassment, arguing that early Christians would not have been happy that Jesus's first attempt at the miracle seems to fail. Another interpretation is given by Bede, who argues that "by this miracle, Christ teaches us how great is the spiritual blindness of man, which only by degrees, and by successive stages, can come to the light of Divine knowledge".

Other mentions of miracles in Bethsaida in canonical Gospels

The New Testament describes only one other miracle performed in Bethsaida, the feeding of the multitude in Luke 9:16, although John 21:25 states that many more things were done by Jesus than have been recorded.

Narrative of Jesus cursing Bethsaida

According to Matthew 11:21, Jesus cursed the city for its lack of belief in him despite "the mighty works done in you".

Notes

References

References

  1. ''The Miracles of Jesus'' by Craig Blomberg, David Wenham 2003 {{ISBN. 1592442854 p. 419
  2. "Biblegateway Mark 8:22–26". Biblegateway.com.
  3. {{bibleverse. Mark. 8:26. NKJV: [[New King James Version]]
  4. BibleGateway.com, [https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/grc/%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A4%CE%91%20%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9A%CE%9F%CE%9D%208%3A26 Mark 8:26 in various Greek texts], accessed on 29 November 2024
  5. {{bibleverse. Mark. 8:26. DRA: [[Douay-Rheims Version]]
  6. Strauss, Mark L.. (2020). "Four Portraits, One Jesus". Zondervan Academic.
  7. Bede, ''On the Gospel of Mark'', quoted in [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/pulpit/mark/8.htm Pulpit Commentary on Mark 8], accessed 25 November 2017
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