And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
Parallel translations
- WEB As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
- BSB As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, 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 20:29–34And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
- Mark 10:46–52And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
- Luke 16:20–21And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
- John 9:8The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
- 1 Sam 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
- Acts 3:2And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
- Luke 19:1And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
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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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