Mark 8:24
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And looking up, he said: I see men, as it were trees, walking.

Mark 8:23
And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town. And spitting upon his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he saw any thing.

Mark 8:25
After that again he laid his hands upon his eyes: and he began to see and was restored, so that he saw all things clearly.

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And looking up, he said: I see men, as it were trees, walking.

I see.

Judges 9:36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul: Behold, a multitude cometh down from the mountains. And he answered him: Thou seest the shadows of the mountains as if they were the heads of men, and this is thy mistake.

Isaiah 29:18 And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and out of darkness and obscurity the eyes of the blind shall see.

Isaiah 32:3 The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.

1 Corinthians 13:9-12 For we know in part: and we prophesy in part. . . .

Context
The Blind Man at Bethsaida
23And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town. And spitting upon his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he saw any thing. 24And looking up, he said: I see men, as it were trees, walking. 25After that again he laid his hands upon his eyes: and he began to see and was restored, so that he saw all things clearly.…
Lexicon
[The man] looked up
ἀναβλέψας (anablepsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 308: To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.

[and] said,
ἔλεγεν (elegen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“I can see
Βλέπω (Blepō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 991: (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

people,
ἀνθρώπους (anthrōpous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

[but]
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

they look
ὁρῶ (horō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

like
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

trees
δένδρα (dendra)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1186: A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.

walking around.”
περιπατοῦντας (peripatountas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.


Additional Translations
The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”

And having looked up, he was saying, "I see the men, for I see them as trees walking."

And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees, walking.

And having looked up, he said, I behold men, for I see [them], as trees, walking.

And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold them as trees, walking.

And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees walking.

He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."

He looked up, and said, "I see men; for I see them like trees walking."

and he, having looked up, said, 'I behold men, as I see trees, walking.'
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