Mark 8:24-28

Listen to Mark 8:24-28

24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking. ”

25 Then Jesus^[a] laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

26 And he sent him to his home, saying, ¹“Do not even enter the village. ”

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

27 ²And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am? ”

28 And they told him, ³“John the Baptist; and others say, ⁴Elijah; and others, one of the prophets. ”

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Cross References 4

1. 8:26 ver. 23; [Matt. 8:4]
2. 8:27 For ver. 27-29, see Matt. 16:13-16; Luke 9:18-20
3. 8:28 ch. 6:14; Matt. 14:2; Luke 9:7
4. 8:28 Luke 9:8; [ch. 9:11; Matt. 17:10; John 1:21]

Footnotes 1

[a] 8:25 Greek 'he'

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