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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 20:29-34

We have here an account of the cure of two poor blind beggars; in which we may observe, I. Their address to Christ, Matt. 20:29, 30. And in this, 1. The circumstances of it are observable. It was as Christ and his disciples departed from Jericho; of that devoted place, which was rebuilt under a curse, Christ took his leave with this blessing, for he received gifts even for the rebellious. It was in the presence of a great multitude that followed him; Christ had a numerous, though not a... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 20:29-34

20:29-34 When they were leaving Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And, look you, two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted out, "Lord, have pity on us, you Son of David!" The crowd rebuked them, so that they might be silent. Jesus stood and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he said. "Lord," they said, "what we want is that our eyes should be opened." Jesus was moved with compassion to the depths of his being,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 20:30

And behold, two blind men ,.... Mark and Luke make mention but of one; which is no contradiction to Matthew; for they neither of them say that there was but one. A greater difficulty occurs in Luke's account; for whereas Matthew and Mark both agree, that it was when Jesus came out of Jericho, that this cure was wrought, Luke says it was "when he came nigh unto it"; which some reconcile by observing, that that phrase may be rendered, "while he was near Jericho"; and so only signifies his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:30

Two blind men - Mark 10:46 , and Luke 18:35 , mention only one blind man, Bartimeus. Probably he was mentioned by the other evangelists, as being a person well known before and after his cure. Blindness of heart is a disorder of which, men seldom complain, or from which they desire to be delivered; and it is one property of this blindness, to keep the person from perceiving it, and to persuade him that his sight is good. Sitting by the way side - In the likeliest place to receive... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 20:30

Verse 30 30.Have mercy on me, O Lord. I stated, a little ago, that there was at first but one who cried out, but the other was induced by a similar necessity to join him. They confer on Christ no ordinary honor, when they request him to have mercy, and relieve them; for they must have been convinced that he had in his power the assistance or remedy which they needed. But their faith is still more clearly exhibited by their acknowledgment of him as Messiah, to whom we know that the Jews gave... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 20:29-34

Healing of two blind men at Jericho . ( Mark 10:46-52 ; Luke 18:35-43 .) The miracle narrated in this passage is common to the three synoptists, but with some remarkable differences, not one of them agreeing altogether in details. St. Matthew speaks of two blind men, St. Luke and St. Mark of one only, and the latter mentions this one by name as Bartimaeus. St. Matthew and St. Mark make the miracle performed as Jesus quitted Jericho; St. Luke assigns it to the approach to the city.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 20:29-34

The two blind men. I. JERICHO . The Lord had come to Jericho, the famous city of the palm trees, the first city taken by Joshua in his career of conquest. Now in Jericho a greater Joshua opened the eyes of the blind, and brought the good news of peace and reconciliation with God to the house of the publican; and from Jericho he went up to the holy city to meet a mightier foe than any who ever fell before the sword of Joshua—to triumph over sin and Satan by the power of the most holy cross.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 20:29-34

The blind men of Jericho. Jesus is now at Jericho on his last journey to Jerusalem. When he visited the sacred city a few months before, he cured a blind man, and the miracle led to an important investigation and vindication of the powers of Christ ( John 9:1-41 .). It is likely that the fame of it reached to Jericho, and that this inspired the faith and hope of the blind beggars. Let us follow them through the course of the incident. I. THEIR HELPLESS CONDITION . 1 . These... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 20:29-34

Community and unity. Journeying to Jerusalem to the Passover, Jesus, with his apostles and other disciples following, was also followed by a crowd. This grew into "a great multitude" as he moved out from the populous town of Jericho. In the scene here described we may study— I. COMMUNITY IN VARIOUS PHASES . 1 . We see it here in excitement . 2 . We see it here also in suffering . 3 . And we see it in contention . (a) Importunity. The stream of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 20:30

Two blind men. St. Matthew is doubtless accurate in this statement. Tradition might easily drop one of the sufferers in the course of time, but it is not likely to have multiplied one into two. These sufferers had heard of the miracles of healing performed by Jesus in his various circuits, and especially of the late cure at Jerusalem of one born blind, and they were ready to believe in his power and to profit by his mercy. Heard . The beggars ( Mark 10:46 ), debarred from sight, had... read more

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