Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
Parallel translations
- WEB He entered and was passing through Jericho.
- KJV And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
- NKJV Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
- NASB Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
- NLT Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.
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Quick answer
Jesus enters and passes through Jericho. The setting is prepared for the encounter with Zacchaeus.
Overview
This brief travel note places Jesus in Jericho on his way to Jerusalem. It transitions from the healing of the blind man to the conversion of Zacchaeus. The verse quietly underscores that Jesus' journey toward the cross is filled with saving encounters along the way.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Josh 6:1–27Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
- Luke 18:35As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
- Josh 2:1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- 1 Kgs 16:34In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
- 2 Kgs 2:18–22When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
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