Luke 18:40-43

Context
18:40 So¹ Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar² to be brought to him. When the man³ came near, Jesus⁴ asked him, 18:41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied,⁵ “Lord, let me see again.”⁶ 18:42 Jesus⁷ said to him, “Receive⁸ your sight; your faith has healed you.”⁹ 18:43 And immediately he regained¹⁰ his sight and followed Jesus,¹¹ praising¹² God. When¹³ all the people saw it, they too¹⁴ gave praise to God.

[18:40] ¹tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the beggar’s cries.

[18:40] ²tn Grk “ordered him”; the referent (the blind beggar, v. 35) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:40] ³tn Grk “he”; the referent (the beggar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:40] ⁴tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:41] ⁵tn Grk “said.”

[18:41] ⁶tn 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.

[18:42] ⁷tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[18:42] ⁸tn Or “Regain” (see the note on the phrase “let me see again” in the previous verse).

[18:42] ⁹tn Grk “has saved you,” but in a nonsoteriological sense; the man has been delivered from his disability.

[18:43] ¹⁰tn Or “received” (see the note on the phrase “let me see again” in v. 41).

[18:43] ¹¹tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:43] ¹²sn 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).

[18:43] ¹³tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[18:43] ¹⁴tn The word “too” has been supplied for stylistic reasons.