Luke 18:37

Luke 18:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
• New International Version (NIV)They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

Context of Luke 18:37

35As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. 36When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on. They told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.” 38So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Luke 18:37 word by word

ἀπήγγειλαν δὲ αὐτῷ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος παρέρχεται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they toldἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• of Nazarethὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of NazarethΝαζωραῖοςNazōraios · NazarethG3480
• passeth byπαρέρχομαιparerchomai · to pass byG3928

Cross-references for Luke 18:37

• Mark 2:1Now after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.
• John 12:35Jesus replied, “The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
• 2 Corinthians 6:2For he says, “I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!
• Luke 2:51Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.
• Matthew 2:23He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
• John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
• John 19:19Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read: “Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”
• Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know –
• Acts 4:10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.

Commentaries on Luke 18:37

• 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

Topics related to Luke 18:37

• Bartimeus (Bartimaeus)
• David
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Nazareth

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Nazareth
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Nazareth, Nazarene
• Admiration
• Bear
• Elect
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Year

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