Mark 8: Healed in Two Stages
Scripture
Mark 8
A blind man is brought to Jesus. After the first touch he says he sees people, but they look like trees walking. Only after a second touch does he see clearly.
It is the only healing in the Gospels that happens in stages, and Mark places it immediately before Peter half-understands who Jesus is — confessing him correctly, then objecting to the cross.
The arrangement is deliberate. Partial sight is a real stage, not a failure.
If your understanding of God is currently blurred, this chapter does not scold you for it. It shows a man in exactly that state, still standing in front of the one who was not finished with him.
Want a daily verse and reading plan reminders? Get the free BiblePro app.
Wilika na iVolatabu e veisiga ena BiblePro
Vakasaqara vakaAI ena iVolatabu, iVolatabu rogoci, veivakadewa veivolekati, iyaya ni vuli vakaKiriki kei na vakaIperiu, kei na ituvatuva ni wilivola — sega ni saumi, ena vosa vaVavalagi, vaJaina, vaBurma kei na vaTailani.
Lavetaka na BiblePro
Sa yaco mai na nomu ivakamacala ka na vakaraitaki ni oti na kena veidiqevi.
Curu mai mo taleitaka ka vakamacala