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And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Seest thou aught?

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Brought him out of the village (εξηνεγκεν αυτον εξω της κωμης). It had been a village, but Philip had enlarged it and made it a to…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Led him out of the town. Why this was done the sacred writers have not told us. It might have been to avoid the gathering of a cr…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He took the blind man by the hand.—We note in the act the same considerate adaptation of the method of healing to the man’s infirm…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

"Your house is outside Bethsaida, so go around, and get home without going into the town; and if any of your neighbors come to see you, say nothing…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Glossa Ordinaria: After the feeding of the multitude, the Evangelist proceeds to the healing of the blind man, saying, And…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Why did Jesus lead the blind man out of the village? Only on three occasions did Jesus withdraw from the people to heal: the raising of Jairus’s da…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he took the blind man by the hand
Not for the sake of touching him, in order to heal him, as they desired, but t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is a blind man brought to Christ by his friends. In this, the faith of those who brought him appeared. If those who are spiritually blind do n…

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