New King James Version
Luke 18:35
35Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging.
Luke 18:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
- New International Version (NIV)As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
- New Living Translation (NLT)As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road.
Context of Luke 18:35
33They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.” 34But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken. Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. 36And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. 37So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
Read all of Luke 18Luke 18:35 word by word
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἐγγίζειν αὐτὸν εἰς Ἰεριχὼ τυφλός τις ἐκάθητο παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἐπαιτῶν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- that asἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- was come nighἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
- untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- JerichoἹεριχώHierichō · JerichoG2410
- a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
- blind manτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
- satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
- byπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- the way sideὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
- beggingπροσαιτέωprosaiteō · to begG4319
Cross-references for Luke 18:35
- Matthew 20:29Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.
- Mark 10:46Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging.
- Luke 16:20But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He has set the world upon them.
- John 9:8Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?”
- Acts 3:2And 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 alms from those who entered the temple;
Commentaries on Luke 18:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35A certain blind man - Bartimeus. See this transaction explained at large, on Matthew 20:29-34; (note), and Mark 10:46; (note), etc.Read the comment
- 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. 35Jericho was located in an oasis in the Judean wilderness, 30 kilometers (18 miles) northeast of Jerusalem. At 250 meters (820 feet) below sea level, it is the world's lowest city and one of the oldest.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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