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Luke 18:35 KJV
Luke · chapter 18 · verse 35
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:Luke 18:35 · King James Version
Luke 18:35 in context
33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
35And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
36And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JerichoierichōJericho = " place of fragrance" , a noted city, abounding in balsam, honey…G2410 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- passginomaito becomeG1096 →
- nighengizōto bring near, to join one thing to another, to draw or come near to, to approachG1448 →
- sidehodosproperly, a way, a travelled way, road, a travellers way, journey, travelling, metaph., a…G3598 →
- satkathēmaito sit down, seat one's self, to sit, be seated, of a place occupied, to have a fixed…G2521 →
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Christ came not only to bring light to a dark world, and so to set before us the objects we are to have in view, but also to give sight to blind souls, and by healing the organ to enable them to view those objects.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 35-43