Text -- Luke 18:40-43 (NET)

18:40 So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him, 18:41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, let me see again.” 18:42 Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” 18:43 And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Luk 18:40

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the beggar’s cries.

² tn Grk “ordered him”; the referent (the blind beggar, v. 35) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the beggar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: Luk 18:41

¹ tn Grk “said.”

² tn Grk “Lord, that I may see [again].” The phrase can be rendered as an imperative of request, “Please, give me sight.” Since the man is not noted as having been blind from birth (as the man in John 9 was) it is likely the request is to receive back the sight he once had.

NET Notes: Luk 18:42

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Or “Regain” (see the note on the phrase “let me see again” in the previous verse).

³ tn Grk “has saved you,” but in a nonsoteriological sense; the man has been delivered from his disability.

NET Notes: Luk 18:43

¹ tn Or “received” (see the note on the phrase “let me see again” in v. 41).

² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The presence of God’s work leads again to joy, with both the beggar and the people praising God (1:64; 2:20; 5:25-26; 7:16; 13:13; 17:15; 19:37).

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn The word “too” has been supplied for stylistic reasons.