And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
Parallel translations
- WEB Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,
- BSB Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him,
- NKJV So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him,
- NASB And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him; and when he came near, He asked him,
- NLT When Jesus heard him, he stopped and ordered that the man be brought to him. As the man came near, Jesus asked him,
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Quick answer
Jesus stops and commands the man be brought to him. The Savior gives full attention to one despised beggar.
Overview
Jesus halts the whole procession to attend to the blind man the crowd had tried to hush. His stopping shows that no one is too lowly for his notice. The Lord who is journeying to the cross still has time and compassion for an individual in need.
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Cross-references · 2
- Mark 10:48–52And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
- Matt 20:31–34And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
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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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