Luke 18:35
33 And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
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
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
Read in contextJohn 9:8
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Read in contextLuke 16:20–21
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Read in contextMark 10:46–52
And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the highway side begging.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:8
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
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