Now as Jesus was approaching Jericho, a man who was blind was sitting by 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:
- 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.
- 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 went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
- Mark 10:46–52They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
- Luke 16:20–21A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores,
- John 9:8The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”
- 1 Sam 2:8He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s. He has set the world on them.
- Acts 3:2A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
- Luke 19:1He entered and was passing 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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