24 He looked up and said, "I see people; they look like trees walking around."
24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
24 And he looked up and said, "I see men, but they look like trees, walking."
24 He looked up. "I see men. They look like walking trees."
24 And he looked up and said, "I see men like trees, walking."
24 The man looked around. "Yes," he said, "I see people, but I can't see them very clearly. They look like trees walking around."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 8:24
Commentary on Mark 8:22-26
(Read Mark 8:22-26)
Here is a blind man brought to Christ by his friends. Therein appeared the faith of those that brought him. If those who are spiritually blind, do not pray for themselves, yet their friends and relations should pray for them, that Christ would be pleased to touch them. The cure was wrought gradually, which was not usual in our Lord's miracles. Christ showed in what method those commonly are healed by his grace, who by nature are spiritually blind. At first, their knowledge is confused; but, like the light of the morning, it shines more and more to the perfect day, and then they see all things clearly. Slighting Christ's favours is forfeiting them; and he will make those who do so know the worth of privileges by the want of them.