Mark 8:25

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus places His hands on the eyes of a man who had just reported seeing people like walking trees, performing a second touch to complete the healing.

The words — πάλιν (palin) means "again," signaling a deliberate repetition, while ἐπέθηκεν (epethēken) translates literally as "He put," describing the physical action of laying hands upon the eyes.

The thread — This stepwise restoration aligns with the progressive illumination in Proverbs 4:18 and the assured completion of God's work cited in Philippians 1:6.

Why it lands — The account requires readers to acknowledge that full clarity often follows repeated divine action rather than immediate resolution, demanding obedience to Christ's final instruction to depart.

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The Greek words

εἶταeitaThen πάλινpalinagain ἐπέθηκενepethēkenHe put τὰςtasthe χεῖραςcheirashands ἐπὶepiupon τοὺςtousthe ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyes αὐτοῦ,autouof him,καὶkaiand ἐποίησενepoiēsenmade αὐτὸνautonhim διέβλεψενdieblepsenlook καὶkaiand ἀπεκατέστηapekatestēhe restored καὶkaiand ἐνέβλεπενeneblepenhe was seeing well τηλαυγῶςtēlaugōsclearly ἅπαντα.hapantaeverything.

King James Version

After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

Cross-references

Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Matthew 13:12 Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.