Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

As Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

King James Version

And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

Holman Bible

As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

International Standard Version

As Jesus was approaching Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the road begging.

A Conservative Version

And it came to pass as he approached Jericho, a certain blind man sat beside the road begging.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

Amplified

As He was approaching Jericho [on His way to Jerusalem], it happened that a blind man was sitting beside the road begging.

An Understandable Version

And it happened as Jesus was approaching Jericho [Note: This was a town about eighteen miles northeast of Jerusalem], that a certain blind man was [seen] sitting along side of the road, begging.

Anderson New Testament

And it came to pass, that, as he came near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road begging.

Bible in Basic English

And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

Common New Testament

As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.

Daniel Mace New Testament

As they were near Jericho, a blind man happen'd to sit begging by the road,

Darby Translation

And it came to pass when he came into the neighbourhood of Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging.

Godbey New Testament

And it came to pass, while He was drawing nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting by the wayside begging.

Goodspeed New Testament

As he approached Jericho, a blind man happened to be sitting by the roadside begging.

John Wesley New Testament

And while he was yet nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging.

Julia Smith Translation

And it was in his drawing near to Jericho, a certain blind sat by the way, begging:

King James 2000

And it came to pass, that as he came near unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting on the side of the road begging.

Modern King James verseion

And as He came near Jericho, it happened that a certain blind man sat by the roadside begging.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And it came to pass, as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging.

Moffatt New Testament

As he approached Jericho, it chanced that a blind man was seated beside the road begging.

Montgomery New Testament

As Jesus drew near to Jericho, there was a blind man who sat by the wayside begging.

NET Bible

As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

New Heart English Bible

It happened, as he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.

Noyes New Testament

And it came to pass, as he drew near to Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting by the wayside begging.

Sawyer New Testament

And when they came nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way, begging.

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass, as he was drawing near unto Jericho, a certain blind man, was sitting beside the road, begging.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And it came to pass, as he drew nigh to Jerusalem, a certain blind man sat by the road-side begging:

Twentieth Century New Testament

As Jesus was getting near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road-side, begging.

Webster

And it came to pass, that as he had come nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging;

Weymouth New Testament

As Jesus came near to Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the way-side begging.

Williams New Testament

As He was approaching Jericho, a blind man chanced to be sitting by the roadside begging.

World English Bible

It happened, as he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.

Worrell New Testament

And it came to pass, when He was drawing near to Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting by the wayside, begging.

Worsley New Testament

And as he was near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way-side begging.

Youngs Literal Translation

And it came to pass, in his coming nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way begging,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

it came to pass
γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

that as
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

he

Usage: 0

ἐγγίζω 
Eggizo 
Usage: 28

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

Ἱεριχώ 
Hiericho 
Usage: 6

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

τυφλός 
Tuphlos 
Usage: 34

sat
κάθημαι 
Kathemai 
sit, sit down, sit by, be set down, dwell
Usage: 78

by
παρά 
Para 
of, with, from, by ... side, at, than,
Usage: 145

the way side
ὁδός 
Hodos 
Usage: 75

Context Readings

A Blind Man Healed At Jericho

34 But the disciples understood none of these things, and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said. 35 As Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. 36 Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was.


Cross References

John 9:8

Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.

Matthew 20:29-34

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

Mark 10:46-52

Then they *came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.

Luke 16:20-21

And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,

Luke 19:1

He entered Jericho and was passing through.

Acts 3:2

And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.

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