Luke 18:36

36 When he heard the crowd going past, he asked what it was all about;

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 However, they understood none of this; its meaning had been hidden from them, and they had no idea what he was talking about.

35 As Yeshua approached Yericho, a blind man was sitting by the road, begging.

36 When he heard the crowd going past, he asked what it was all about;

37 and they told him, "Yeshua from Natzeret is passing by."

38 He called out, "Yeshua! Son of David! Have pity on me!"