Luke 18:36

36 And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

Luke 18:36 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:36

And hearing the multitude pass by
Their "voice", as the Syriac version expresses it; the noise of their feet, and especially of their tongues;

he asked what it meant?
what was the meaning of this concourse of people, and of this clamorous noise; or, as the Syriac version reads, "who it should be?" what person of note was passing by, that there was such a multitude after him? to which the answer best agrees.

Luke 18:36 In-Context

34 But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.

35 And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

36 And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

37 And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.

38 And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.