Luke 18:40

And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
stood	Σταθεὶς Statheis	G2476	to stand (transitively or intransitively) · verb — aorist passive participle, nominative singular masculine
commanded	ἐκέλευσεν ekeleusen	G2753	"hail" · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
brought	ἀχθῆναι achthēnai	G71	properly · verb — aorist passive infinitive
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
him	αὐτόν. auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
when	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
he	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
near	ἐγγίσαντος engisantos	G1448	to make near · verb — aorist active participle, genitive singular masculine
asked	ἐπηρώτησεν epērōtēsen	G1905	to ask for · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτόν· auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Matthew 20:31-34 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of…
Mark 10:48-52 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

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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 18:40

commanded, &c.--Mark (Mar 10:49) has this interesting addition: "And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise, He calleth thee"--just as one earnestly desiring an interview with some exalted person, but told by one official after another that it is vain to wait, as he will not succeed (they know it), yet persists in waiting for some answer to his suit, and at length the door opens, and a servant appears, saying, "You will be admitted--he has called you." And are there no other suitors to Jesus who sometimes fare thus? "And he, casting away his garment"--how lively is this touch, evidently of an eye-witness, expressive of his earnestness and joy--"came to Jesus" (Mar…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 18:40

And when he was come near - See the remarkable account of the negro and white man, related on Mar 10:50 (note).

John Gill on Luke 18:40

And Jesus stood,.... He stood still; he made a full stop, and went no further, when, it is very likely, he was just over against him: and commanded him to be brought unto him; either by the disciples, or by some of the multitude: and when he was come near he asked him; the following question.

The Church Fathers

But even if you could show me this, still (the blind man) would more readily have presumed that they were ignorant, than that the Lord could possibly have permitted an untrue exclamation about Himself. But the Lord "stood patient." Yes; but not as confirming the error, for, on the contrary, He rather displayed the Creator.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book IV

But Jesus, standing still, ordered him to be brought to him. Behold, he stands who previously was passing by, because when we still suffer the crowds of phantasms in prayer, we feel Jesus in some way passing by. But when we fervently persist in prayer, Jesus stands still and restores the light, because God is fixed in the heart, and the lost light is restored.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

As long as we still suffer our manifold fancies to trouble us in our prayers, we feel in some measure Jesus passing by. But when we are very stedfast in prayer, God is fixed in our heart, and the lost light is restored. Or to pass by is of man, to stand is of God. The Lord then passing by heard the blind man crying, standing still restored him to sight, for by His humanity in compassion to our blindness He has pity upon our cries, by the power of His divinity He pours upon us the light of His grace.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Bartimeus (Bartimaeus) · A blind man — A blind man

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).

Luke 18:40

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:35–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:40

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:40

John Gill on Luke 18:40

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 18:40

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:35–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:40

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:40

John Gill on Luke 18:40

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 18:35–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 18:38