Luke 18:36
And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
Luke 18:36 in other translations
| BSB | When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. |
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| WEB | Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant. |
| ASV | and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. |
| YLT | and having heard a multitude going by, he was inquiring what this may be, |
| DARBY | And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be. |
| BBE | And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this? |
| Webster | And hearing the multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. |
What does Luke 18:36 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 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…
Luke 18:36 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 18:36
- Matthew 21:10-11
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
- Luke 15:26
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
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Context
- Luke 18:35
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
- Luke 18:36
And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
- Luke 18:37
And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
Luke 18:36 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El cual como oyó la gente que pasaba, preguntó qué era aquello. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et entendant la foule qui passait, il demanda ce que c’était. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als er eine Volksmenge vorbeiziehen hörte, erkundigte er sich, was das wäre. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum audiret turbam prætereuntem, interrogabat quid hoc esset. |