Luke 18:35

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

35 ¹As he drew near to Jericho, ²a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.

Luke 18:35 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 18:35

And it came to pass that as he was come nigh unto
Jericho
Which lay in his way to Jerusalem;

a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
this was not blind Bartimaeus, nor his companion, for they were cured by Christ as he went out of Jericho; but this man before he came to it; for we afterwards read of his entrance into, and passing through Jericho, ( Luke 19:1 ) though much the same things are related in this account, as in that of the other two blind men; (See Gill on Matthew 20:30).

Luke 18:35 In-Context

33 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise. ”

34 But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

35 As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.

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

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

Cross References

• 1. 18:35 For ver. 35-43, see Matt. 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52
• 2. 18:35 John 9:1, 8