Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 20:30
Behold two blind men cried out — St. Mark and St. Luke mention only one of them, blind Bartimeus. He was far the more eminent of the two, and, as it seems, spoke for both.
Behold two blind men cried out — St. Mark and St. Luke mention only one of them, blind Bartimeus. He was far the more eminent of the two, and, as it seems, spoke for both.
MATTHEW 20:30 VEle,hson h`ma/j( @ku,rie(# {C} Influenced by the recollection of similar passages elsewhere, copyists have introduced many variations. Since the parallels in Mark 10:47 and...
Verse 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 an...
See Mark 10:46, and Luke 18:35; Luke 19:1, where this account of his restoring to sight two blind men is also recorded. “And as they departed from Jericho.” This was a large town about eight miles wes...
8. THE PARABLE OF THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD. The Healing of the Two Blind Men. CHAPTER 20 1. The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. (Matthew 20:1 .) 2. The Third Prediction of His Death an...
TWO BLIND MEN HEALED (Mark 10:46 *, Luke 18:35). Mt. gives Bartimæ us (?) a companion (he is fond of doubling, _cf, Matthew 8:28_, Matthew 9:27).
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 pit...
THE MASTER SEEKS HIS WORKERS (Matthew 20:1-16)...
TWO BLIND MEN. There are no "discrepancies" between this account and those of Mark 10:46 and Luke 18:35. They describe three miracles on four blind men: one on approaching Jericho; one on leaving; two...
Two Men cured of Blindness Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43. There are remarkable divergences in the Synoptic accounts of this miracle. Some indeed have supposed that different miracles are related by t...
ΥἹῈ ΔΑΥΕΊΔ. An appeal which reflects the thought that especially signalizes this period of our Lord’s ministry, the Son of David entering upon his kingdom....
TWO MEN CURED OF BLINDNESS Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43 There are remarkable divergences in the Synoptic accounts of this miracle. Some indeed have supposed that different miracles are related by the...
Ver 29. And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. [p. 698] 30. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, "Ha...
_AT THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY IS COMPASSION MATTHEW 20:29-34:_ As Jesus left Jericho he was met by two blind men. These men, like many that are blind, had sharp ears. They had learned that Jesus was p...
ΤΥΦΛΌΣ (G5185) слепой (TDNT; SB, 1:524-25; EDNT; RAC, 2:433-46). ΚΑΘΉΜΕVOL _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΚΆΘΗΜΙ (G2521) садиться, ΆΚΟΎΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.), см._ Matthew 20:24. ΠΑΡΆΓΕΙ _p...
AND BEHOLD, TWO BLIND MEN— St. Mark and St. Luke speak only of _one blind man_ who was cured near Jericho. St. Augustin is of opinion, that one of these was more remarkable than the other, being _the...
Section 53 JESUS HEALS TWO BLIND MEN AT JERICHO (Parallels: Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43) TEXT: 20:29-34 29 And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30 And behold, two blin...
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 18:35....
20 James and John were the sons of Zebedee (Mar_:10:35). Our Lord called them “sons of thunder” (Mar_3:17), to indicate their tempestuous and violent disposition. The gentleness and love of John's wri...
THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD. THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM 1-16, Parable of the labourers in the vineyard (peculiar to St. Matthew). This difficult parable is closely linked with what goes before, and ca...
TWO BLIND MEN AT JERICHO (Mark 10:46; Luke 18:35). Two apparent discrepancies call for notice: (1) St. Mark and St. Luke mention only one blind man; (2) St. Luke says that the map was healed as Jesus...
SON OF DAVID] i.e. the Messiah: see Matthew 9:27....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 20 THE STORY ABOUT THE LAND-OWNER’S WORKERS 20:1-16 V1 ‘Where God rules, it is like this. A man who owned land went out early one mo...
BEHOLD, TWO BLIND MEN SITTING. — Two difficulties present themselves on comparing this narrative with the accounts of the same or a similar event in St. Mark and St. Luke. (1.) The former agrees with...
CHAPTER 16 To Jerusalem - Matthew 20:17 - Matthew 21:1 I-THE GOING UP. Matthew 20:17 WE have now reached the last stage of the long and sorrowful journey to Jerusalem. From the corresponding passage...
ἀκούσαντες, etc. Luke explains that the blind man learnt that Jesus was passing in answer to inquiry suggested by the noise of a crowd. He knew who Jesus was: the fame of Jesus the Nazarene (Mk. and L...
_Blind men_ (man) _at Jericho_ (Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43). The harmonistic problems as to the locality of this incident (leaving Jericho, Mt. and Mk.; entering, Lk.) and the number of persons heal...
THE GREAT HEALER AND THE LOWLY KING Matthew 20:29-34; Matthew 21:1-7 The Lord is always saying: _What will ye that I shall do?_ Let us not ask small things. We honor Him by making great demands. Our...
One great principle of rewards is laid down in this parable. It is that they will be given, not according to length or amount of service, but according to fidelity to opportunities. The Master was now...
Two blind men. St. Mark, (x. 46.) when he seems to relate the same passage, mentions but one, called Bartimeus; perhaps because he was the more famous of the two. (Witham) --- These were very opportun...
THE BLIND MEN AT JERICHO Matthew 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43; Mark 10:46-52. “And they are coming into Jericho. And He and His disciples and a great multitude going out from Jericho, blind Bartimeus, the...
"And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. (30) And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us,...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
_THE REFORM OF THE IDLER_ ‘Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.’ Matthew 20 part Matthew 20:6 This parable is one of the most difficult in the New Te...
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 ordinar...
We may remark that, when the Lord answers Peter, it was the consequence of having left all for Christ upon His call. The motive was Christ Himself: therefore He says, "Ye which have followed me." He s...
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 a...
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, _thou_ Son of David. Ver. 30. _When they heard that Jesus passed...
AND, BEHOLD, TWO BLIND MEN SITTING BY THE WAYSIDE, WHEN THEY HEARD THAT JESUS PASSED BY, CRIED OUT, SAYING, HAVE MERCY ON US, O LORD, THOU SON OF DAVID....
HEALING OF TWO BLIND MEN. Matthew 20:29 The cry:...
The principle of the first and the last is now illustrated in a most penetrating parable of the kingdom of heaven. The householder goes out early in the morning to hire labourers to work in his vineya...
29-34 It is good for those under the same trial, or infirmity of body or mind, to join in prayer to God for relief, that they may quicken and encourage one another. There is mercy enough in Christ fo...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 20:34"....
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI Now bring together from the Gospels those who call Him Son of David, as she, and the blind men in Jericho;[162]...
Matthew 20:30 And G2532 behold G2400 (G5628) two G1417 men G5185 sitting G2521 (G5740) road G3598...
‘And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David.” ' There would be many blind men begging ou...
AMONG THE PILGRIMS ON THE JERICHO ROAD LEADING TO JERUSALEM BLIND MEN DECLARE HIM TO BE THE SON OF DAVID PREPARATORY TO HIS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY (20:29-34). As we have already seen, Matthew's Gospel opened...
Matthew 20:30. TWO BLIND MEN. Mark and Luke mention but one (‘blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus'), probably a well-known person, and hence especially mentioned. LORD, HAVE MERCY ON US, THOU SON OF...
CHRONOLOGY. The final journey to Jerusalem begins. The approach of His death calls for a third prediction to the Twelve, more specific in its details. The _crucifixion_ is mentioned only in Matthew's...
THAT JESUS WAS PASSING BY (οτ Ιησους παραγε). These men "were sitting by the wayside" (καθημενο παρα τεν οδον) at their regular stand. They heard the crowd yelling that Jesus of Nazareth was passing...
TWO BLIND MEN A discrepancy has been imagined between this account and those in (Mark 10:46); (Luke 18:35). Matthew and Mark obviously refer to a work of healing as Jesus departed from Jericho. Barti...
Matthew 20:29. _And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have merc...
CONTENTS: Parables of laborers in the vineyard. Jesus' death and resurrection again foretold. Ambitious requests of James and John. Healing of the two blind men. CHARACTERS: Jesus, wife of Zebedee, J...
Matthew 20:1. _A householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers_ for the work of his vineyard, the time, the most important time of the vintage being understood. It was the custom...
TWO BLIND MEN. Bartimaeus was probably very well known by the people. SON OF DAVID! This was calling Jesus the Messiah, and was a declaration of their faith....
_And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by._ JESUS OF NAZARETH PASSING BY The time of this transaction was critical. He never was to come that way again...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 20:30 TWO BLIND MEN. Mark 10:46 and Luke 18:35 mention only one blind man, and Mark gives his name (“Bartimaeus”). This does not mean that Ma
JESUS HEALS A BLIND BEGGAR MATTHEW 20:29-34; MARK 10:46-52; LUKE 18:35-43; MATTHEW 20:29 And as they departed from Jericho,
CHAPTER 20 _The kingdom of heaven is like._ That is, God acts in the kingdom of Heaven like a master hiring labourers into his vineyard; for strictly speaking, the kingdom of Heaven is not like the h...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 20:29. JERICHO.—See p. 480. Matthew 20:30. TWO BLIND MEN.—Here occurs one of the most marked of the apparent discrepancies of the Gospels. According to Matthew, Jesus healed...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 20:1 _Parable of the labourers in the vineyard_._ _(Peculiar to St. Matthew.) MATTHEW 20:1 FOR. The following parable is intended to illustrate the apophthegm at the end of the...
Shall we turn to Matthew's gospel chapter twenty, and continue our book-by-book study through the Word of God? Matthew chapter twenty opens with the parable of the laborers going out into the vineyard...
Acts 2:30; Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 35:6; Isaiah 42:16;...
That Jesus passed by [ο τ ι ι η σ ο υ ς π α ρ α γ ε ι]. The oti is equivalent to quotation marks. They heard the crowd cry Jesus is passing!...
(CF. MARK 10:46-52; LUKE 18:35-43)— Did Jesus heal two blind men orjust one? PROBLEM: Matthew says that Christ healed two men, but Mark refers to only one man being healed (10:46). This appears to be...