As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
Parallel translations
- WEB As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
- KJV And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
- NKJV Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging.
- NASB Now as Jesus was approaching Jericho, a man who was blind was sitting by the road, begging.
- NLT As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road.
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Quick answer
As Jesus nears Jericho, a blind beggar sits by the road. The lowly and needy are about to encounter the Savior.
Overview
Luke sets the scene of a blind man reduced to begging on the roadside near Jericho. His physical blindness and poverty picture the spiritual need Jesus came to meet. The account contrasts with the rich ruler: here a destitute man will receive what the wealthy man would not.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Matt 20:29–34As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.
- Mark 10:46–52Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
- Luke 16:20–21And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
- John 9:8At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
- 1 Sam 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
- Acts 3:2And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
- Luke 19:1Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
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Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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