Luke 18:40 Meaning and Explanation
“And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,”
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What Does Luke 18:40 Mean?
'Jesus stood' — two words that halt a procession. The Lord on his way to Jerusalem, carrying the weight of all that waits there, stops in the road for a beggar's voice. And the crowd that tried to hush the man a moment ago is now enlisted to bring him: the obstacles become escorts.
Days from his own suffering, Jesus has full attention to spare for one roadside cry — the heart of God caught in a single gesture. No one who calls on him is an interruption. Nor does he heal at a distance, anonymously; he draws the man close, face to face, dignifying the one everyone else stepped around.
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What does Luke 18:40 mean?
Jesus stops, commands the man to be brought to him, and waits as he comes near.