God’s Word Translation
Luke 18:42
42Jesus told him, “Receive your sight! Your faith has made you well.”
Luke 18:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”
Context of Luke 18:42
40Jesus stopped and ordered them to bring the man to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him, 41“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said, “Lord, I want to see again.” Jesus told him, “Receive your sight! Your faith has made you well.” 43Immediately, he could see again. He followed Jesus and praised God. All the people saw this, and they, too, praised God.
Read all of Luke 18Luke 18:42 word by word
καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἀνάβλεψον· ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Luke 18:42
- Psalms 33:9He spoke, and it came into being. He gave the order, and there it stood.
- Psalms 107:20He sent his message and healed them. He rescued them from the grave.
- Matthew 8:3Jesus reached out, touched him, and said, “I’m willing. So be clean!” Immediately, his skin disease went away, and he was clean.
- Matthew 15:28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, you have strong faith! What you wanted will be done for you.” At that moment her daughter was cured.
- Luke 7:50Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace!”
- Luke 8:48Jesus told her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace!”
- Luke 17:19Jesus told the man, “Get up, and go home! Your faith has made you well.”
Commentaries on Luke 18:42
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35-43Verses 35-43 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 20:29-34.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-43Verses 35-43 This poor blind man sat by the wayside, begging. He was not only blind, but poor, the fitter emblem of the world of mankind which Christ came to heal and save. The prayer of faith, guided by Christ's encouraging promises, and grounded on them, shall not be in vain. The grace of Christ ought to be thankfully acknowledged, to the glory of God. It is for the glory of God if we follow Jesus, as those will do whose eyes are opened. We must praise…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-43This story shows again how Jesus cares for the poor and people who had less social status in Israel. It also reminds us that Jesus is the Son of David, the Christ (18:38), shortly before he enters Jerusalem as king (19:28–44).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4341-43. What wilt thou, &c.--to try them; to deepen their present consciousness of need; and to draw out their faith in Him. Lord "Rabboni" (Mr 10:51); an emphatic and confiding exclamation. (See on Joh 20:16.)Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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