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He looked up, and said, "I see men; for I see them like trees walking."
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Men Like Walking Trees
Commentators describe the man's vision as a vivid but confusing first impression of sight. He could perceive upright, moving shapes and correctly inferred they were men, but he lacked the clarity to distinguish their features, making them look like 'trees, walking.' This highlights the partial, yet miraculous, nature of the initial healing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I see men as trees, walking. I see men walking; but see them so indistinctly, that but for their motion I could not distinguish t…
I see men, for I behold them as trees walking (Βλεπω τους ανθρωπους οτ ως δενδρα ορω περιπατουντας). A vivid description of dawnin…
19th Century
Anglican
I see men as trees, walking.—The better manuscripts offer two words expressing different forms of perception: “I beho…
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