Matthew 20:29

The Blind Men by the Road

29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. ¹

Matthew 20:29 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 20:29

And as they departed from Jericho
Which, was distant about ten parsas, or miles, from Jerusalem ^F9, through which Christ just passed, and had met with Zacchaeus, and called him, and delivered the parable concerning a nobleman's going into a far country. The Syriac and Persic versions render the words, "when Jesus departed from Jericho"; and the Arabic, "when he went out of Jericho"; not alone, but "with his disciples", as Mark says; and not with them only, for a great multitude followed him out of the city; either to hear him, or be healed by him, or to see him, or behold his miracles, or to accompany him to Jerusalem; whither he was going to keep the feast of the passover, and where they might be in some expectation he would set up his kingdom. The Ethiopic version reads it, "as they went out from Jerusalem", contrary to all copies and versions.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Bartenora in Misn. Taraid, c. 3. sect. 8.

Matthew 20:29 In-Context

27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—

28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

30 And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

31 The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

Cross References

• 1. (Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35–43)