saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”
Parallel translations
- WEB “What do you want me to do?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.”
- KJV Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
- BSB “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
- NASB “What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!”
- NLT “What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “I want to see!”
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Quick answer
Jesus asks what he wants, and the man asks to see again. He brings his specific need to Christ in faith.
Overview
Jesus' question invites the man to express his faith and desire plainly. His simple request to recover his sight shows trust that Jesus can do it. The exchange models honest, believing prayer that names its need before the Lord.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Kgs 3:5–15In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask for what I should give you.”
- Matt 20:21–22He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”
- Phil 4:6In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
- Rom 8:25But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
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