Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
Bethsaida
To touch
Bible References
Bethsaida
Mark 6:45
And about then Jesus compelled His disciples to get into a boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee] to Bethsaida [Note: This was apparently a different "Bethsaida" from the one mentioned in Luke 9:10, which was on the east side of Lake Galilee], while He Himself sent the crowd away.
Matthew 11:21
[He said] "It will be too bad for you, Chorazin! It will be too bad for you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful miracles had been performed in [the cities of] Tyre and Sidon which were performed in your presence, they would have repented long ago, [demonstrating it] by wearing sackcloth [i.e., a coarse cloth made of goat hair] and throwing ashes [into the air].
Luke 9:10
When the apostles returned they told Jesus what they had done. Then Jesus took them and went away privately to a town called Bethsaida. [Note: This town was on the east side of Lake Galilee, and apparently was a different "Bethsaida" from the one mentioned in Mark 6:45].
Luke 10:13
"It is too bad for you, Chorazin! It is too bad for you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which were performed in your presence, they would have repented long ago by sitting in ashes and wearing sackcloth. [Note: This sackcloth was a coarse cloth made of goat hair and indicated deep remorse or mourning].
John 1:44
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew's and Peter's home town. [Note: This town was on the northwest shore of Lake Galilee, a few miles from Capernaum].
John 12:21
So, these people approached [the apostle] Philip, who was from Bethsaida, in Galilee with the request, "Sir, we would like to see Jesus."
They bring
Mark 2:3
Then some people came, bringing a man afflicted with paralysis, who was being carried by four friends.
Mark 6:55
and rushed around the whole district to bring sick people on cots to where He was.
To touch
Mark 5:27
She had heard what Jesus was doing so came from the crowd behind Jesus and touched His robe.
Matthew 8:3
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man, saying, "I do want to; you are healed." And immediately his infectious skin disease was healed.
Matthew 9:29
Then He touched their eyes and said, "Let what you expect be done for you."