Luke 18:35
33 They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
34 But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
37 “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
- KJV
- And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
- WEB
- As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
- ASV
- And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when he came into the neighbourhood of Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, in His drawing near to Jericho, [that] a certain blind [man] was sitting beside the road, begging.
- ÅB
- Og det skjedde da han kom nær til Jeriko, at en blind mann satt ved veien og tigget.
- OTB
- Da Jesus nærmet seg Jeriko, satt en blind mann ved veikanten og tigget.
- B1930
- Og det skjedde da han kom nær til Jeriko, at en blind mann satt ved veien og tigget.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 20:29–34
As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.
Read in contextJohn 9:8
At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
Read in contextLuke 16:20–21
And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
Read in contextMark 10:46–52
Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
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