1Er sagte ihnen aber ein Gleichnis davon, dass man allezeit beten und nicht nachlassen sollte, (Röm 12,12; 1Thess 5,17)2und sprach: Es war ein Richter in einer Stadt, der fürchtete sich nicht vor Gott und scheute sich vor keinem Menschen.3Es war aber eine Witwe in derselben Stadt, die kam immer wieder zu ihm und sprach: Schaffe mir Recht gegen meinen Widersacher!4Und er wollte lange nicht. Danach aber dachte er bei sich selbst: Wenn ich mich schon vor Gott nicht fürchte noch vor keinem Menschen scheue,5will ich doch dieser Witwe, weil sie mir so viel Mühe macht, Recht schaffen, damit sie nicht zuletzt komme und mir ins Gesicht schlage. (Lk 11,7)6Da sprach der Herr: Hört, was der ungerechte Richter sagt!7Sollte aber Gott nicht Recht schaffen seinen Auserwählten, die zu ihm Tag und Nacht rufen, und sollte er bei ihnen lange warten?8Ich sage euch: Er wird ihnen Recht schaffen in Kürze. Doch wenn der Menschensohn kommen wird, wird er dann Glauben finden auf Erden?
Der Pharisäer und der Zöllner
9Er sagte aber zu einigen, die überzeugt waren, fromm und gerecht zu sein, und verachteten die andern, dies Gleichnis: (Lk 16,15; Röm 10,3)10Es gingen zwei Menschen hinauf in den Tempel, um zu beten, der eine ein Pharisäer, der andere ein Zöllner.11Der Pharisäer stand und betete bei sich selbst so: Ich danke dir, Gott, dass ich nicht bin wie die andern Leute, Räuber, Ungerechte, Ehebrecher, oder auch wie dieser Zöllner.12Ich faste zweimal in der Woche und gebe den Zehnten von allem, was ich einnehme. (Mt 23,23; Lk 11,42)13Der Zöllner aber stand ferne, wollte auch die Augen nicht aufheben zum Himmel, sondern schlug an seine Brust und sprach: Gott, sei mir Sünder gnädig! (Ps 51,3)14Ich sage euch: Dieser ging gerechtfertigt hinab in sein Haus, nicht jener. Denn wer sich selbst erhöht, der wird erniedrigt werden; und wer sich selbst erniedrigt, der wird erhöht werden. (Mt 21,31; Mt 23,12; Lk 14,11)
Jesus und die Kinder
15Sie brachten auch kleine Kinder zu ihm, dass er sie anrühren sollte. Als das aber die Jünger sahen, fuhren sie sie an. (Mt 19,13; Mk 10,13)16Aber Jesus rief sie zu sich und sprach: Lasset die Kinder zu mir kommen und wehret ihnen nicht, denn solchen gehört das Reich Gottes. (Lk 9,47)17Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Wer nicht das Reich Gottes annimmt wie ein Kind, der wird nicht hineinkommen. (Mt 18,3)
Reichtum und Nachfolge
18Und es fragte ihn ein Oberer und sprach: Guter Meister, was muss ich tun, dass ich das ewige Leben ererbe? (Mt 19,16; Mk 10,17; Lk 10,25)19Jesus aber sprach zu ihm: Was nennst du mich gut? Niemand ist gut als Gott allein. (Ps 25,8)20Du kennst die Gebote: »Du sollst nicht ehebrechen; du sollst nicht töten; du sollst nicht stehlen; du sollst nicht falsch Zeugnis reden; du sollst deinen Vater und deine Mutter ehren!« (2Mo 20,12; 5Mo 5,16)21Er aber sprach: Das habe ich alles gehalten von Jugend auf.22Als Jesus das hörte, sprach er zu ihm: Es fehlt dir noch eines. Verkaufe alles, was du hast, und gib’s den Armen, so wirst du einen Schatz im Himmel haben, und komm und folge mir nach! (Mt 6,20; Lk 12,33)23Als er das hörte, wurde er traurig; denn er war sehr reich.24Da aber Jesus sah, dass er traurig geworden war, sprach er: Wie schwer kommen die Reichen in das Reich Gottes! (Lk 6,24)25Denn es ist leichter, dass ein Kamel durch ein Nadelöhr gehe, als dass ein Reicher in das Reich Gottes komme.26Da sprachen, die das hörten: Wer kann dann selig werden?27Er aber sprach: Was bei den Menschen unmöglich ist, das ist bei Gott möglich. (1Mo 18,14; Hi 42,2; Lk 1,37)
Der Lohn der Nachfolge
28Da sprach Petrus: Siehe, wir haben, was wir hatten, verlassen und sind dir nachgefolgt. (Mt 19,27; Mk 10,28; Lk 5,11)29Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Es ist niemand, der Haus oder Frau oder Brüder oder Eltern oder Kinder verlässt um des Reiches Gottes willen, (Lk 14,26)30der es nicht vielfach wieder empfange in dieser Zeit und in der kommenden Welt das ewige Leben.
Die dritte Ankündigung von Jesu Leiden und Auferstehung
31Er nahm aber zu sich die Zwölf und sprach zu ihnen: Seht, wir gehen hinauf nach Jerusalem, und es wird alles vollendet werden, was geschrieben ist durch die Propheten von dem Menschensohn. (Jes 52,13; Mt 20,17; Mk 10,32; Lk 9,22; Lk 9,44; Lk 9,51; Lk 22,37)32Denn er wird überantwortet werden den Heiden, und er wird verspottet und misshandelt und angespien werden,33und sie werden ihn geißeln und töten; und am dritten Tage wird er auferstehen.34Sie aber verstanden nichts davon, und der Sinn der Rede war ihnen verborgen, und sie begriffen nicht, was damit gesagt war. (Lk 9,45; Lk 24,45)
Die Heilung eines Blinden bei Jericho
35Es geschah aber, als er in die Nähe von Jericho kam, da saß ein Blinder am Wege und bettelte. (Mt 20,29; Mk 10,46)36Als er aber die Menge hörte, die vorbeiging, forschte er, was das wäre.37Da verkündeten sie ihm, Jesus von Nazareth[1] gehe vorüber. (Apg 2,22; Apg 3,6)38Und er rief: Jesus, du Sohn Davids, erbarme dich meiner! (Mt 9,27; Lk 1,27)39Die aber vornean gingen, fuhren ihn an, er sollte schweigen. Er aber schrie noch viel mehr: Du Sohn Davids, erbarme dich meiner!40Jesus aber blieb stehen und befahl, ihn zu sich zu führen. Als er aber näher kam, fragte er ihn:41Was willst du, dass ich für dich tun soll? Er sprach: Herr, dass ich sehen kann.42Und Jesus sprach zu ihm: Sei sehend! Dein Glaube hat dir geholfen. (Lk 7,50; Lk 8,48; Lk 17,19)43Und sogleich wurde er sehend und folgte ihm nach und pries Gott. Und alles Volk, das es sah, lobte Gott.
1And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. (Lk 11,5; Lk 21,36; Röm 12,12; 2Kor 4,1; 2Kor 4,16; Eph 6,18; Kol 4,2; 1Thess 5,17; 2Thess 3,13)2He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. (2Kor 8,21)3And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’4For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, (Lk 11,8)5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’”6And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says.7And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? (Ps 88,1; Jes 63,4; Mk 13,20; Röm 8,33; Kol 3,12; Tit 1,1; Jak 5,7; 2Petr 3,9; Offb 6,10)8I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Mt 24,12; Lk 17,26; Hebr 10,37)
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: (Spr 30,12; Jes 65,5; Mt 5,20; Lk 16,15; Joh 7,48; 2Kor 1,9)10“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. (2Kön 20,5; 2Kön 20,8; Lk 18,14; Apg 3,1)11The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed[1] thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. (Mt 6,5; Mk 11,25; Offb 3,17)12I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ (Mt 9,14; Lk 11,42)13But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ (Esr 9,6; Ps 79,9; Hes 16,63; Dan 9,19; Lk 18,11; Lk 23,48)14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Lk 14,11)
Let the Children Come to Me
15Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. (Mt 19,13; Mk 10,13; Lk 18,39)16But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. (Mt 18,3; Mk 9,39)17Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” (Lk 8,13; Joh 3,3; Joh 3,5; Jak 1,21)
The Rich Ruler
18And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Mt 19,16; Mt 25,34; Mk 10,17; Lk 10,25)19And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” (2Mo 20,12; 5Mo 5,16; Mt 5,21; Mt 5,27; Röm 13,9)21And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.” (Phil 3,6)22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” (Mt 6,19; Lk 12,33; Lk 16,9; Lk 19,8; Apg 2,45; Apg 4,34; 1Tim 6,18)23But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. (Hes 33,31)24Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! (Mt 12,28; Mt 13,22; 1Kor 1,26)25For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” (Lk 18,24)26Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”27But he said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” (1Mo 18,14; Hi 42,2; Jer 32,17; Jer 32,27; Lk 1,37)28And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed you.” (Mt 4,20; Mt 4,22; Mk 1,18; Mk 1,20)29And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers[2] or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, (Lk 14,26)30who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.” (Hi 42,10; Mt 6,33; Mt 12,32; Lk 20,35; Eph 1,21)
Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time
31And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. (Mt 1,22; Mt 20,17; Mt 26,24; Mk 10,32; Lk 9,51)32For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. (Mt 26,67; Mt 27,2; Mt 27,26; Mk 14,65; Mk 15,19; Joh 18,30; Apg 2,23; Apg 3,13; Apg 4,27; Apg 21,11)33And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” (Lk 9,22)34But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said. (Mk 9,32; Lk 9,45; Lk 24,16)
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
35As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. (Mt 20,29; Mk 10,46; Joh 9,1; Joh 9,8)36And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant.37They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” (Mt 2,23)38And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Mt 1,1; Mt 9,27)39And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Lk 18,15)40And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him,41“What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” (Mk 10,36)42And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.” (Mt 9,22; Mk 5,34; Lk 7,3; Lk 7,50; Lk 8,36; Lk 8,48; Lk 8,50; Lk 17,19)43And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. (Lk 7,16; Lk 13,13; Lk 19,37)
1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.2He said: ‘In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.3And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, “Grant me justice against my adversary.”4‘For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, “Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!” ’6And the Lord said, ‘Listen to what the unjust judge says.7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?’
The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector
9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:10‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: “God, I thank you that I am not like other people – robbers, evildoers, adulterers – or even like this tax collector.12I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.”13‘But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”14‘I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’
The little children and Jesus
15People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.16But Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.17Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.’
The rich and the kingdom of God
18A certain ruler asked him, ‘Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’19‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus answered. ‘No-one is good – except God alone.20You know the commandments: “You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honour your father and mother.”[1]’ (2Mo 20,12; 5Mo 5,16)21‘All these I have kept since I was a boy,’ he said.22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, ‘You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’23When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.24Jesus looked at him and said, ‘How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!25Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’26Those who heard this asked, ‘Who then can be saved?’27Jesus replied, ‘What is impossible with man is possible with God.’28Peter said to him, ‘We have left all we had to follow you!’29‘Truly I tell you,’ Jesus said to them, ‘no-one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God30will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.’
Jesus predicts his death a third time
31Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, ‘We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.32He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him;33they will flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.’34The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.
A blind beggar receives his sight
35As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.36When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.37They told him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.’38He called out, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’39Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’40Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,41‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Lord, I want to see,’ he replied.42Jesus said to him, ‘Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.’43Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.
1Jesus told his disciples a story. He wanted to show them that they should always pray and not give up.2He said, ‘In a certain town there was a judge. He didn’t have any respect for God or care about what people thought.3A widow lived in that town. She came to the judge again and again. She kept begging him, “Make things right for me. Someone is treating me badly.”4‘For some time the judge refused. But finally he said to himself, “I don’t have any respect for God. I don’t care about what people think.5But this widow keeps bothering me. So I will see that things are made right for her. If I don’t, she will someday come and attack me!” ’6The Lord said, ‘Listen to what the unfair judge says.7God’s chosen people cry out to him day and night. Won’t he make things right for them? Will he keep putting them off?8I tell you, God will see that things are made right for them. He will make sure it happens quickly. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find people on earth who have faith?’
The story of the Pharisee and the tax collector
9Jesus told a story to some people who were sure they were right with God. They looked down on everyone else.10He said to them, ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee. The other was a tax collector.11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed. “God, I thank you that I am not like other people,” he said. “I am not like robbers or those who do other evil things. I am not like those who commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector.12I fast twice a week. And I give a tenth of all I get.”13‘But the tax collector stood further away than the Pharisee. He would not even look up to heaven. He brought his hand to his heart and prayed. He said, “God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner.”14‘I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.’
Little children are brought to Jesus
15People were also bringing babies to Jesus. They wanted him to place his hands on the babies. When the disciples saw this, they told the people to stop.16But Jesus asked the children to come to him. ‘Let the little children come to me,’ he said. ‘Don’t keep them away. God’s kingdom belongs to people like them.17What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who will not receive God’s kingdom like a little child will never enter it.’
Rich people and the kingdom of God
18A certain ruler asked Jesus a question. ‘Good teacher’, he said, ‘what must I do to receive eternal life?’19‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus answered. ‘No one is good except God.20You know what the commandments say. “Do not commit adultery. Do not commit murder. Do not steal. Do not be a false witness. Honour your father and mother.” ’ (2Mo 20,12; 5Mo 5,16)21‘I have obeyed all those commandments since I was a boy,’ the ruler said.22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, ‘You are still missing one thing. Sell everything you have. Give the money to those who are poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me.’23When the ruler heard this, he became very sad. He was very rich.24Jesus looked at him. Then he said, ‘How hard it is for rich people to enter God’s kingdom!25Is it hard for a camel to go through the eye of a needle? It is even harder for someone who is rich to enter God’s kingdom!’26Those who heard this asked, ‘Then who can be saved?’27Jesus replied, ‘Things that are impossible with people are possible with God.’28Peter said to him, ‘We have left everything we had in order to follow you!’29‘What I’m about to tell you is true,’ Jesus said to them. ‘Has anyone left home or wife or husband or brothers or sisters or parents or children for God’s kingdom?30They will receive many times as much in this world. In the world to come they will receive eternal life.’
Jesus speaks a third time about his coming death
31Jesus took the 12 disciples to one side. He told them, ‘We are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will come true.32He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will make fun of him. They will laugh at him and spit on him.33They will whip him and kill him. On the third day, he will rise from the dead!’34The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them. So they didn’t know what Jesus was talking about.
A blind beggar receives his sight
35Jesus was approaching Jericho. A blind man was sitting by the side of the road begging.36The blind man heard the crowd going by. He asked what was happening.37They told him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.’38So the blind man called out, ‘Jesus! Son of David! Have mercy on me!’39Those who led the way commanded him to stop. They told him to be quiet. But he shouted even louder, ‘Son of David! Have mercy on me!’40Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus spoke to him.41‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked. ‘Lord, I want to be able to see,’ the blind man replied.42Jesus said to him, ‘Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.’43Right away he could see. He followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.
Lukas 18
King James Version
1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?9And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.12I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.15And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.16But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.26And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?27And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.28Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,30Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.31Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.32For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.35And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:36And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.38And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.39And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.40And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,41Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.43And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.