Mark 8:12._And groaning in his spirit. _By these words Mark informs us that it occasioned grief and bitter vexation to our Lord, when he saw those ungrateful men obstinately resist God. And certainly all who are desirous to promote the glory of God, and who feel concern about the salvation of men, o... [ Continue Reading ]
This miracle, which is omitted by the other two Evangelists, appears to have been related by Mark chiefly on account of this circumstance, that Christ _restored _sight to _the blind man_, not in an instant, as he was generally accustomed to do, but in a gradual manner. He did so most probably for th... [ Continue Reading ]
Mark 8:24._I see men. _Our Lord had put the question to _the blind man _for the sake of his disciples, to inform them that the man had received something, but that hitherto nothing more than a slight commencement of the cure had been effected. The reply is, that he _sees men_, because he perceives s... [ Continue Reading ]
26._And he sent him away to his house. _Christ does not suffer him to return to _Bethsaida_, where there were many that had beheld the miracle. This is conjectured by some to have been done, because Christ intended to punish the inhabitants of that place by depriving them of the enjoyment of his fav... [ Continue Reading ]