Luke 18:36
36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
Other Translations of Luke 18:36
New International Version
36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
English Standard Version
36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant.
The Message
36 When he heard the rustle of the crowd, he asked what was going on.
New King James Version
36 And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.
New Living Translation
36 When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening.
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 18:36
Commentary on Luke 18:35-43
(Read Luke 18:35-43)
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.