KJV King James Version
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
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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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
WEB World English Bible
It happened, as he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it came to pass, in his coming nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way begging,
Surrounding context — Luke 18
32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
33 And they shall scourge [him], and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
35 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, [thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.
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ἘγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beδὲG1161 · dethenἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐγγίζεινG1448 · engizōto come nearαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardἸεριχὼG2410 · HierichōJerichoτυφλόςG5185 · tuphlosblindτιςG5100 · tisoneἐκάθητοG2521 · kathēmaito sitπαρὰG3844 · parafrom/with/besideτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὁδὸνG3598 · hodosroadἐπαιτῶν.G1871 · epaiteōto ask/beg
Cross-references
Matthew 20:29-34And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.Mark 10:46-52And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.John 9:8The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?Luke 16:20-21And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them.Luke 19:1And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho.Acts 3:2And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
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