And some of the seed he sowed [i.e., scattering it by hand] landed along the side of the road and birds came and ate it.
Luke 18:35 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And it happened as Jesus was approaching Jericho [Note: This was a town about eighteen miles northeast of Jerusalem], that a certain blind man was [seen] sitting along side of the road, begging. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As He came near to Jericho, it occurred that a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: Common English Bible As Jesus came to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the road begging. Catholic Public Domain Version Now it happened that, as he was approaching Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way, begging. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging. |
And some of the seed he sowed [i.e., scattering it by hand] landed along the side of the road and birds came and ate it.
As he heard a crowd of people passing by, he asked [someone] what was happening.
Then the neighbors, who had previously seen the man begging, said, “Is not this the man who [used to] sit there and beg?”
[On their way] they met a certain man who had been crippled from birth. Every day he had been carried [by friends] and placed at the “Beautiful Gate” [as it was called] of the Temple [enclosure] where he begged for money from those entering the Temple.