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They look like trees walking around.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having looked up, he was saying, "I see the men, for I see <i>them</i> as trees walking."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he looked up and said, “I see men like trees, walking.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he looked up and said, “I see people, for I see <i>them</i> like trees, walking around.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And he looked up and said, &#8220I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he looked up and said, “I see men, for I am seeing <i>them</i> like trees, walking about.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he looked up and was saying, “I see men, for I see <i>them</i> like trees, walking around.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he looked up and said, “I see people, but [they look] like trees, walking around.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He looked up and said, “I see people—they look like trees walking.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He looked up and said, &#8220I see people—they look to me like trees walking.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees, walking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The man looked up and said, "I see people, but they look like trees walking around." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees, walking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The man looked up and said, "I see people. They look like trees walking around."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The man looked up and said, "Yes, I can see people, but they look like trees walking around." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The man looked up and said, "I see people, but they look like trees walking around." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The man looked up and said, ?I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Regaining his sight he said, "I see people, but they look like trees walking."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He looked up, and said, "I see people; they look like trees walking."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees walking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He looked up, and said, “I see men, but I see them like walking trees.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he, having looked up, said, “I behold men, as I see trees, walking.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having looked up, he was saying, "I see the men, for I see <i>them</i> as trees walking."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he, having looked up, said, 'I behold men, as I see trees, walking.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having looked up, he said, I see men that I see as trees, walking.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And looking up, he said: I see men as it were trees, walking. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And looking up, he said, “I see men but they are like walking trees.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Looking up he replied, “I see people looking like trees and walking.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the man looked up and said, “I can see people, but they look like trees, walking.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he looked and said, I see men like trees, walking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />He gazed and he said, “I see people like trees that are walking.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he looked up and said: I see men, like trees, walking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And looking up he said, I see the men walking about like trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And looking up, he said, I see men walking, as trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />so looking up, he said, I see men; for by their walking I distinguish them from trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, looking up, he said, "I behold men, because I see <i>them</i> as trees walking."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And he looked up, and said, I see men (as it were trees) walking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/8-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=2561" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/8.htm">The Blind Man at Bethsaida</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/308.htm" title="308: anablepsas (V-APA-NMS) -- To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.">The man looked up</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: elegen (V-IIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">and said,</a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: Blepō (V-PIA-1S) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">“I can see</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpous (N-AMP) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">people,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: horō (V-PIA-1S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">they look</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/1186.htm" title="1186: dendra (N-ANP) -- A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.">trees</a> <a href="/greek/4043.htm" title="4043: peripatountas (V-PPA-AMP) -- From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.">walking around.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">25</span>Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-25.htm">John 9:25</a></span><br />He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">Matthew 9:27-30</a></span><br />As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” / After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered. / Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41-43</a></span><br />“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.” / “Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.” / Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-39.htm">John 9:39</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a></span><br />Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a></span><br />the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Acts 26:18</a></span><br />to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-20.htm">2 Kings 6:20</a></span><br />When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a></span><br />On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.</p><p class="hdg">I see.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-36.htm">Judges 9:36</a></b></br> And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as <i>if they were</i> men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a></b></br> And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Isaiah 32:3</a></b></br> And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/21-8.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/mark/6-49.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/11-8.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/mark/10-32.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-1.htm">Jesus feeds the people miraculously;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-10.htm">refuses to give a sign to the Pharisees;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-14.htm">admonishes his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-22.htm">gives a blind man his sight;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-27.htm">acknowledges that he is the Jesus who should suffer and rise again;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/8-34.htm">and exhorts to patience in persecution for the profession of the gospel.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The man looked up</b><br>This phrase indicates a physical action that also symbolizes a spiritual awakening or realization. In biblical narratives, looking up often signifies a change in perspective or the beginning of understanding. This moment is crucial as it marks the transition from blindness to sight, both physically and spiritually. In the context of <a href="/mark/8.htm">Mark 8</a>, Jesus is performing a miracle that serves as a metaphor for spiritual enlightenment.<p><b>and said,</b><br>The act of speaking here is significant as it demonstrates the man's awareness and his ability to articulate his experience. In the Gospels, verbal confession often accompanies healing and faith. This moment of speech is a testimony to the gradual process of healing and understanding, reflecting the journey of faith that requires acknowledgment and confession.<p><b>“I can see the people,</b><br>This partial sight represents an incomplete understanding or revelation. In the broader context of Mark's Gospel, this mirrors the disciples' gradual comprehension of Jesus' identity and mission. The man's initial ability to see people, albeit indistinctly, parallels the disciples' journey from misunderstanding to clarity about who Jesus is.<p><b>but they look like trees</b><br>The imagery of people appearing as trees suggests a blurred vision, indicating that the healing is not yet complete. Trees in biblical literature often symbolize strength, growth, and life. This comparison may imply that the man perceives life and movement but lacks clarity. It serves as a metaphor for spiritual insight that is present but not fully developed.<p><b>walking around.”</b><br>The movement of the trees suggests life and activity, reinforcing the idea that the man perceives something real but not yet distinct. This phrase highlights the process of healing and understanding as dynamic and ongoing. In the context of <a href="/mark/8.htm">Mark 8</a>, it underscores the theme of progressive revelation, where understanding Jesus' true nature and mission unfolds gradually, both for the man and for the disciples.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, performing a miracle of healing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blind_man.htm">The Blind Man</a></b><br>The recipient of Jesus' healing, initially seeing people as trees walking.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethsaida.htm">Bethsaida</a></b><br>The location where this miracle takes place, a town in Galilee.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>Present with Jesus, witnessing the miracle and learning from His actions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_healing.htm">The Miracle of Healing</a></b><br>A two-stage healing process that demonstrates Jesus' power and the gradual revelation of spiritual truth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/gradual_revelation.htm">Gradual Revelation</a></b><br>Just as the blind man's sight was restored in stages, our spiritual understanding often grows gradually. We must be patient and persistent in seeking God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_blindness.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a></b><br>This miracle illustrates the condition of spiritual blindness. We may see partially, but need Jesus to fully open our eyes to His truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_trust.htm">Faith and Trust</a></b><br>Trust in Jesus' process, even when we don't understand it fully. His ways are perfect, and He knows the best way to reveal Himself to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>The disciples' presence highlights the importance of community in witnessing and supporting each other's spiritual journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_compassion.htm">Jesus' Compassion</a></b><br>Jesus' willingness to heal the blind man shows His compassion and desire for us to see clearly, both physically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_trees_appear_to_be_walking.htm">Do trees appear to be walking?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_angels_desire_to_understand.htm">Do trees appear to be walking?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_colonialism_and_imperialism_differ.htm">What makes a righteous man's prayer powerful and effective?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_blind_man_healed_in_stages.htm">In Mark 8:22-26, why is the blind man's healing done in two stages instead of instantly if Jesus is all-powerful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">I see men as trees, walking.</span>--The better MSS. give two words expressing different forms of perception, "I behold men, for I see them walking as trees." His sight was not yet clear, but he interpreted what it told him rightly. The naturalness of this description of the first impression of the restored sense strikes every reader. From the point of view which looks on our Lord's miracles as having a symbolic character, and being, as it were, acted parables, we may see in it that which represents an analogous stage in the spiritual growth of men, when truths for which before they had no faculty of vision are seen for the first time, but are not as yet apprehended in their full or definite proportions. They need a second touch of the Divine Hand, the passing away of another film of ignorance or prejudice, and then they too see all things clearly.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking</span>. He looked ups natural action. He instinctively looked in the direction of the source of light. The words in the Greek of the next clause are as follows: - <span class="greek">βλέπω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὅτι ὡς δένδρα ὁρῶ περιπατοῦντας</span>: <span class="accented">I see men</span>; <span class="accented">for I behold them as trees</span>, <span class="accented">walking</span>; that is, "I see something confusedly and obscurely, not clearly; for I see what I think must be men, and yet so dimly that they look to me like trees, only that I know that men move from their places, whereas trees do not." The word "walking" refers to the men, and not to the trees, as is evident from the Greek. This man, as yet partially blind, saw men as in shadow, magnified by the mist, looking much larger than they really were. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/8-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[The man] looked up</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀναβλέψας</span> <span class="translit">(anablepsas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_308.htm">Strong's 308: </a> </span><span class="str2">To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] said,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔλεγεν</span> <span class="translit">(elegen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I can see</span><br /><span class="grk">Βλέπω</span> <span class="translit">(Blepō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> </span><span class="str2">(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(tous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνθρώπους</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[but]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they look</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁρῶ</span> <span class="translit">(horō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="grk">ὡς</span> <span class="translit">(hōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trees</span><br /><span class="grk">δένδρα</span> <span class="translit">(dendra)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1186.htm">Strong's 1186: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walking around.”</span><br /><span class="grk">περιπατοῦντας</span> <span class="translit">(peripatountas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> </span><span class="str2">From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/8-24.htm">Mark 8:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/8-24.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 8:24 He looked up and said I see (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/8-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 8:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 8:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/8-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 8:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 8:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>