Luke 18 · Verse 37

Luke 18:37

And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
Luke 18:37, King James Version

Luke 18:37 in other translations

BSB“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
WEBThey told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
ASVAnd they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
YLTand they brought him word that Jesus the Nazarene doth pass by,
DARBYAnd they told him that Jesus the Nazaraean was passing by.
BBEAnd they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.
WebsterAnd they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

What does Luke 18:37 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…

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Luke 18:37 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanThey toldG518
δὲdethenG1161
αὐτῷautōto himG846
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
ὁho<the>G3588
ΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosof NazarethG3480
παρέρχεται.parerchetaiis passing by.G3928

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 18:37

  • Matthew 2:23

    And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

  • John 1:45

    Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

  • John 19:19

    And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • John 12:35-36

    Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

  • Acts 4:10

    Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:2

    (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

  • Mark 2:1-3

    And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

  • Acts 2:22

    Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

  • Luke 2:51

    And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

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Mr 2:1-3; Joh 12:35,36; 2Co 6:2
Jesus.
2:51; Mt 2:23; Joh 1:45; 19:19; Ac 2:22; 4:10

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Context

  • 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 18:38

    And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

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Luke 18:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijéronle que pasaba Jesús Nazareno.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et on lui rapporta que Jésus le Nazaréen passait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sie verkündeten ihm aber, daß Jesus, der Nazaräer, vorübergehe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixerunt autem ei quod Jesus Nazarenus transiret.