And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
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Gill's Exposition
And hearing the multitude pass by,.... Their "voice", as the Syriac version expresses it; the noise of their feet, and especially of their tongues;
he asked what it meant? what was the meaning of…
Adam Clarke
A certain blind man - Bartimeus. See this transaction explained at large, on Mat 20:29-34 (note), and Mar 10:46 (note), etc.
Christ came not only to bring light to a dark world, and so to set before us the objects we are to have in view, but also to give sight to blind souls, and by healing the organ to enable them to view…
Cambridge Bible
35-43. Bartimaeus healed at Jericho.
35. as he was come nigh unto Jericho] This would be a week before our Lord's death on the evening of Thursday, Nisan 7, or the morning of Friday, Nisan 8. St Mark…
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