The Man Is Brought to Jesus

Mark 8:22-26

The Big Idea

People can bring someone who needs help to Jesus with care and respect. Jesus sees and responds to people in need.

The Bible Story

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida

Mark 8:22 introduces Jesus and His disciples arriving at Bethsaida. People bring a blind man to Jesus and ask Him to touch him. The passage does not name these people or explain their relationship to the man. Jesus later takes the man outside the village, but this scene focuses on the beginning of the account: the man is brought to Jesus. The man’s blindness is described without connecting it to wrongdoing or punishment. This account continues in Mark 8:23–26, where Jesus heals the man in two stages. First, the man’s sight begins to return, but people look like trees walking around. Then Jesus lays His hands on the man’s eyes again, and the man sees clearly. Jesus sends him home and tells him not to enter the village.

Themes

Clear sight Compassionate care Following Jesus’s specific instruction Healing Patient restoration

Bible moment

The Bible moment

Look closely

What children can notice

A respectful scene in Bethsaida showing people gently bringing a blind man to Jesus and asking Jesus to touch him. Visually distinguish Jesus, the man, and the unnamed helpers without assigning them names or relationships.

Talk together

Talk about it

How did the people help the blind man?
How can we treat people who need help with respect?

For families, church, and class

Use this page

Use this page to introduce Mark 8:22–26 before reading the full passage. Invite children to notice who is named, who remains unnamed, and what the people ask Jesus to do. Remind them that blindness is not a punishment or moral fault. Keep the discussion focused on compassionate care, healing, and respect.

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