Luke 18:40
38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him,
41 “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
42 “Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
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
- Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him,
- KJV
- And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
- WEB
- Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,
- ASV
- And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
- DARBY
- And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be led to him. And when he drew nigh he asked him [saying],
- BLB
- And having stood, Jesus commanded him to be brought to Him. And [on] his having drawn near, He questioned him,
- ÅB
- Da sto Jesus stille, og befalte at han skulle føres til ham; og da han kom fram, spurte han ham:
- OTB
- Jesus stanset og ba om at mannen skulle bli ført til Ham. Da han kom nær, spurte Jesus ham,
- B1930
- Da stod Jesus stille, og bød at han skulde føres til ham; og da han kom frem, spurte han ham:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 10:48–52
Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Read in contextMatthew 20:31–34
The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Read in context