“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
Parallel translations
- WEB They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
- KJV And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
- NKJV So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
- NASB They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
- NLT They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by.
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Quick answer
He is told that Jesus of Nazareth is passing by. The moment of opportunity has arrived.
Overview
The crowd informs the blind man that Jesus of Nazareth is the one passing. This identification is enough to spark his faith, for he has evidently heard of Jesus. The verse marks the turning point at which he will call out for mercy.
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Cross-references · 9
- Matt 2:23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
- John 19:19Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- Mark 2:1–3A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
- Acts 2:22Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
- 2 Cor 6:2For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
- John 12:35–36Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
- Luke 2:51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
- Acts 4:10then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
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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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