And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
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Gill's Exposition
And Jesus said unto him, receive thy sight,.... Be it to thee as thou desirest, look up and see: thus by a word speaking, and power going along with it, without making use of any means, he fulfilled…
Adam Clarke
And when he was come near - See the remarkable account of the negro and white man, related on Mar 10:50 (note).
Christ came not only to bring light to a dark world, and so to set before us the objects we are to have in view, but also to give sight to blind souls, and by healing the organ to enable them to view…
Cambridge Bible
and when he was come near The narrative of St Mark, which is evidently derived from an immediate eye-witness, describes Bartimaeus as -springing to his feet and flinging away his outer robe," when he…