Luke 18:36

36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.

Luke 18:36 in Other Translations

36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant.

36 When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening.

36 When he heard the rustle of the crowd, he asked what was going on.

36 Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant.

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 The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.

35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.

36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.

37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”

38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”