Luke 18:35

And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
pass	Ἐγένετο Egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
as	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
he	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
nigh	ἐγγίζειν engizein	G1448	to make near · verb — present active infinitive
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Jericho	Ἰεριχὼ Ierichō	G2410	Jericho · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
certain	τις tis	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — nominative singular masculine
man	τυφλός tuphlos	G5185	opaque (as if smoky) · adjective — nominative singular masculine
sat	ἐκάθητο ekathēto	G2521	and (to sit · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
by	παρὰ para	G3844	properly · preposition
side	ὁδὸν hodon	G3598	a road · noun — accusative singular feminine
begging	προσαιτέω prosaitéō	G4319	to ask repeatedly (importune)

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Cross-references

Matthew 20:29-34 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
Mark 10:46-52 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus,…
Luke 16:20-21 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
John 9:8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
1 Samuel 2:8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the…
Luke 19:1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
Acts 3:2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:35–end

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 those objects. As a token of this, he cured many of their bodily blindness: we have now an account of one to whom he gave sight near Jericho. Mark gives us an account of one, and names him, whom he cured as he went out of Jericho, Mar 10:46. Matthew speaks of two whom he cured as they departed from Jericho, Mat 20:30. Luke says it was en tō engizein auton - when he was near to Jericho, which might be when he was going out of it as well as when he was coming into it. Observe, I. This poor blind…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:34

understood none, &c.--The Evangelist seems unable to say strongly enough how entirely hidden from them at that time was the sense of these exceeding plain statements: no doubt to add weight to their subsequent testimony, which from this very circumstance was prodigious, and with all the simple-hearted irresistible.

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:35

A certain blind man - Bartimeus. See this transaction explained at large, on Mat 20:29-34 (note), and Mar 10:46 (note), etc.

John Gill on Luke 18:35

And it came to pass that as he was come nigh unto Jericho,.... Which lay in his way to Jerusalem; a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: this was not blind Bartimaeus, nor his companion, for they were cured by Christ as he went out of Jericho; but this man before he came to it; for we afterwards read of his entrance into, and passing through Jericho, Luke 19:1 though much the same things are related in this account, as in that of the other two blind men; See Gill on Matthew 20:30.

John Calvin on Luke 18:35–end

Luke 18:35-43 Matthew 20:29-34 Mark 10:46-52 Luke 18:35-43 29. And while they were departing from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30. And, lo, two blind men sitting near the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried aloud, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 31. And the multitude rebuked them, that they might be silent; but they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 32. And Jesus stood, and called them, and said, What do you wish that I should do to you? 33. They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34. And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received sight, and th…

The Church Fathers

(Hom. 2. in Ev.) Because the disciples being yet carnal were unable to receive the words of mystery, they are brought to a miracle. Before their eyes a blind man receives his sight, that by a divine work their faith might be strengthened.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

In the blind man we have a type of the Gentile people, who have received by the Sacrament of our Lord the brightness of the light which they had lost. And it matters not whether the cure is conveyed in the case of one or two blind men, inasmuch as deriving their origin from Ham and Japhet, the sons of Noah, in the two blind men they put forward two authors of their race.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

In the Gospel according to St. Matthew, two men are depicted, but Luke depicts one. Matthew depicts it as Jesus was leaving Jericho, but Luke as he was approaching the city. Otherwise there is no difference. The image of the Gentile people is in this case one man who through the divine blessing received the clarity of his lost sight. It makes no difference whether the Gentile people received the healing through one or two blind men since, taking the origin from Ham and Japheth, sons of Noah, they set out the two authors of their race in two blind men.
— Ambrose of Milan, Commentary on Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Jericho — Place of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over against the place where that river was crossed by the Israelites (Josh. 3:16). Its site was…
Bartimeus (Bartimaeus) · A blind man — A blind man
Jericho · .Blind men healed at, by Jesus — .Blind men healed at, by Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:35–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:34

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:35

John Gill on Luke 18:35

John Calvin on Luke 18:35–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:35–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:34

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:35

John Gill on Luke 18:35

John Calvin on Luke 18:35–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 18:35-43