Luke 18:40

Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,

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WEBBE

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 come near, Jesus asked him,

KJV

And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

ASV

And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

BBE

And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,

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Σταθεὶς Statheis Having stopped G2476 δὲ de then G1161 ὁ ho (the) G3588 Ἰησοῦς Iēsous Jesus G2424 ἐκέλευσεν ekeleusen commanded G2753 αὐτὸν auton him G846 ἀχθῆναι achthēnai to be brought G71 πρὸς pros to G4314 αὐτόν auton Him G846 ἐγγίσαντος engisantos When was approaching G1448 δὲ de then G1161 αὐτοῦ autou he G846 ἐπηρώτησεν epērōtēsen He asked G1905 αὐτόν auton him G846

The early church

The voice of one invoking in faith stops Christ, for He looks back upon them who call upon Him in faith. And accordingly He calls the blind man to Him, and bids him draw nigh, that he in truth who had first laid hold on Him in faith, might approach Him also in the body. The Lord asks this blind man as he drew near, What will thou that I shall do? He asks the question purposely, not as ignorant, but that those who stood by might know that he sought not money, but divine power from God. And thus it follows, But he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

Cyril of Alexandria · d. 444Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

As long as we still suffer our manifold fancies to trouble us in our prayers, we feel in some measure Jesus passing by. But when we are very stedfast in prayer, God is fixed in our heart, and the lost light is restored. Or to pass by is of man, to stand is of God. The Lord then passing by heard the blind man crying, standing still restored him to sight, for by His humanity in compassion to our blindness He has pity upon our cries, by the power of His divinity He pours upon us the light of His grace.

Gregory the Dialogist · d. 604Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

And to show that our Lord did not even walk without doing good, He performed a miracle on the way, giving His disciples this example, that we should be profitable in all things, and that nothing in us should be in vain.

Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 35–43

This poor blind man sat by the wayside, begging. He was not only blind, but poor, the fitter emblem of the world of mankind which Christ came to heal and save. The prayer of faith, guided by Christ's encouraging promises, and grounded on them, shall not be in vain. The grace of Christ ought to be thankfully acknowledged, to the glory of God. It is for the glory of God if we follow Jesus, as those will do whose eyes are opened. We must praise God for his mercies to others, as well as for mercies to ourselves. Would we rightly understand these things, we must come to Christ, like the blind man, earnestly beseeching him to open our eyes, and to show us clearly the excellence of his precepts, and the value of his salvation.

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