37 They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
37 They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
37 They told him, "Jesus the Nazarene is going by."
37 So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
37 They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 18:37
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.