Matthew 20:29

29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd was following.

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 if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of the others

28 like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."

29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd was following.

30 Two blind men who were sitting by the road heard that Jesus was passing by, so they began to shout, "Son of David! Have mercy on us, sir!"

31 The crowd scolded them and told them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, "Son of David! Have mercy on us, sir!"