Text -- Luke 18:42-43 (NET)

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 18:42

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.