Luke 18:35-John : . A Blind Man Healed ( Mark 10:46-1 Thessalonians : *, Matthew 20:29-Nahum : *).— There is one man as in Mk., but the name (Bartimæ us) is not given. Unlike Mk. and Mt., Lk. says the incident occurred as Jesus was entering (not leaving) Jericho. Loisy thinks the change was made to explain the presence of the crowd in Jericho. read more
See Poole on "Matthew 20:30", and following verses to Matthew 20:34, See Poole on "Mark 10:46", and following verses to Mark 10:52, where this whole history is more fully opened. It is here again very remarkable, how much Christ attributes to faith: Thy faith hath saved thee, Luke 18:42, which can be no otherwise understood, than of faith as the condition that was required in the person to be healed, for it is most certain that Christ by his Divine power was the efficient cause of this blind... read more
CRITICAL NOTESLuke 18:35. As he drew nigh to Jericho.—St. Matthew speaks of two blind men cured as Jesus departed from Jericho (Luke 20:29 ff.); St. Mark of one blind man named Bartimæus (evidently the man here mentioned) healed as Jesus went out of Jericho. So far as the numbers are concerned, no special difficulty need be felt. The second and third evangelists simply record one case of healing in which there were details of exceptional interest. But, so far as the place of healing is... read more
Saving Faith March 15, 1874 by C. H. SPURGEON "Thy faith hath saved thee."-- Luke 7:50 ; and Luke 18:42 . I do not remember that this expression is found anywhere else in the Word of God. It is found in these two places in the Gospel by Luke, but not in any other Gospel. Luke also gives us in two other places a kindred, and almost identical expression, "Thy faith hath made thee whole." This you will find used in reference to the woman whose issue of blood had been staunched (Luke 8:48 ), and in... read more
Shall we turn tonight to Luke, chapter 18.Luke tells us that Jesus nowspoke a parable to them to this end ( Luke 18:1 ),In other words, the purpose of the parable was to encourage people to pray and not to faint.that men ought always to pray, and not to faint ( Luke 18:1 );It is interesting to me that so often when people come, almost fainting over the dilemma that they are facing, that they are just breathless, at the end of the road. They're desperate; they're almost beside themselves as they... read more
Luke 18:1 . Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. We have continual wants, and God is always ready to hear. And as we must always be thinking of good or of evil, it is best to set the Lord always before us, and so to have our stated times of prayer, that the fire shall never go out on the altar of our heart. We should continue in prayer, because in many respects concerning particular blessings, the Lord hath just and wise reasons for delay, but he will surely answer in due time. If an... read more
Luke 18:35-43A certain blind man sat by the waysideThe blind man’s pertinacity and cureThis teaches us--I.THE IMPORTANCE OF THE IMMEDIATE SEIZING OF OPPORTUNITIES. II. THE IMPORTANCE OF PERTINACITY, IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE SOUL. III. THE ROOT OF THIS PROMPTNESS OF ACTION--OF THIS UNDAUNTED PERTINACITY--WAS FAITH. IV. THE RESTORED SIGHT IS USED IN FOLLOWING CHRIST, AND IN GLORIFYING GOD. (Anon.)Blind BartimeusI. HINDRANCES WHICH BESET US IN COMING TO CHRIST FOR MERCY. 1. Our own blindness. 2.... read more
Receive: Psalms 33:9, Psalms 107:20, Matthew 8:3, Matthew 15:28 thy faith: Luke 7:50, Luke 8:48, Luke 17:19 Reciprocal: Psalms 146:8 - openeth Matthew 9:22 - thy Mark 5:34 - thy faith Mark 7:34 - Be opened read more
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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 18:42
‘And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has made you whole.” ’ Whether this man was one of the two men similarly healed in Matthew, or whether they had in turn taken up on his lead resulting in a copycat healing, we do not know. But as there would be a number of blind men there and they would all want healing either is possible. It would be very surprising, indeed extremely improbable given the time and place, if Jesus had not healed a number of blind men that day, and the... read more