While the farmer was planting, some seed fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.
Luke 18:35 - Easy To Read Version Jesus came near the city of Jericho. There was a blind man sitting beside the road. The blind man was begging people for money. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
While the farmer was planting, some seed fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.
When this man heard the people coming down the road, he asked, “What is happening?”
Some people had seen this man begging before. These people and the man’s neighbors said, “Look! Is this the same man that always sits and begs?”
When they were going into the temple yard, a man was there. This man had been crippled all his life. He could not walk, so some friends carried him. His friends brought him to the temple every day. They put the crippled man by one of the gates outside the temple. It was called Beautiful Gate. There the man begged for money from the people going to the temple.
The Lord raises poor people from the dust. He takes away their sadness. [22] The Lord makes poor people important. He seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests. The Lord made the whole world! And the whole world belongs to him! [23]