Luke 18:36

36 and hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what this might be.

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 And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they did not know what was said.

35 And it came to pass that as he came near unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat beside the way begging,

36 and hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what this might be.

37 And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth passes by.

38 And he cried out, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.