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And he said, "Lord, that I might receive sight."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, <i>I want</i> to regain my sight!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220What do you want Me to do for you?&#8221 And he said, &#8220Lord, I want to regain my sight!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, <i>I want</i> to regain my sight!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, <i>I want</i> to regain my sight!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me regain my sight!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What do you want me to do for you? ” “Lord,” he said, “I want to see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220What do you want Me to do for you?"&#8221 Lord,&#8221 he said, &#8220I want to see!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"What do you want me to do for you?" "Lord, I want to see!" he answered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said, "Lord, I want to see again."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"What do you want me to do for you?" "Sir," he answered, "I want to see again." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, I want to see again!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?What do you want Me to do for you?? ?Lord,? he said, ?let me see again.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"What do you want me to do for you?" He replied, "Lord, let me see again."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"What do you want me to do?" He said, "Lord, that I may see again."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"What shall I do for you?" "Sir," he replied, "let me recover my sight."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“What do you want me to do?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, “What do you will I will do to you?” And he said, “Lord, that I may receive sight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />"What do you desire I shall do to you?" And he said, "Lord, that I might receive sight."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> saying, 'What wilt thou I shall do to thee?' and he said, 'Sir, that I may receive sight.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Saying, What wilt thou I shall do to thee? And he said, Lord, that I might see again.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Saying: What wilt thou that I do to thee? But he said: Lord, that I may see. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />saying, “What do you want, that I might do for you?” So he said, “Lord, that I may see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, please let me see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me see again.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And said to him, What do you wish me to do for you? He answered and said, My Lord, that I may see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/18.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” But he said, “My Lord, that I may see.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />saying: What do you wish me to do for you? he replied: Lord, that I may receive my sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>What do you wish that I shall do to you?<Fr> And he said, Lord, that I may look up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />saying, What wist thou that I should do for thee? Then he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />what would you have me do for you? he said, Lord, I desire to have sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"What shall I do for you?" "Sir," he replied, "let me recover my sight."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>"What do you wish that I should do for you?"<Fr> And he said, "Lord, that I may receive sight."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />He asked him, saying, <FR>What wouldst thou <Fr><i>that</i><FR> I should do for thee?<Fr> And he said, Lord, that I may recover <i>my</i> sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/18-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=7391" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/18.htm">Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">40</span>Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had been brought near, Jesus asked him, <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: Ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">“What</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: theleis (V-PIA-2S) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">do you want</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsō (V-ASA-1S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">Me to do</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: soi (PPro-D2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">for you?” </a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">“Lord,”</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">he said,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that."></a> <a href="/greek/308.htm" title="308: anablepsō (V-ASA-1S) -- To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.">“let me see again.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">42</span>“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-32.htm">Matthew 20:32-34</a></span><br />Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked. / “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-51.htm">Mark 10:51-52</a></span><br />“What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.” / “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-1.htm">John 9:1-7</a></span><br />Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, / and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” / Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">Matthew 9:27-30</a></span><br />As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” / After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered. / Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a></span><br />the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-6.htm">John 5:6</a></span><br />When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Jeremiah 31:8</a></span><br />Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17-20</a></span><br />Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. / As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. / And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-18.htm">Acts 9:18</a></span><br />At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-28.htm">Matthew 15:28</a></span><br />“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a></span><br />And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-18.htm">Psalm 119:18</a></span><br />Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Saying, What will you that I shall do to you? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.</p><p class="hdg">What.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5</a></b></br> In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/20-21.htm">Matthew 20:21,22</a></b></br> And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-25.htm">Romans 8:25</a></b></br> But if we hope for that we see not, <i>then</i> do we with patience wait for <i>it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/18-34.htm">Able</a> <a href="/luke/18-30.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/mark/16-18.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/mark/10-51.htm">Regain</a> <a href="/luke/16-15.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/luke/17-37.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/luke/16-26.htm">Want</a> <a href="/luke/9-54.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/18-43.htm">Able</a> <a href="/luke/18-42.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/luke/18-42.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/acts/9-12.htm">Regain</a> <a href="/luke/18-42.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/luke/19-16.htm">Sir</a> <a href="/luke/19-14.htm">Want</a> <a href="/luke/22-9.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Of the importunate widow.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/18-9.htm">Of the Pharisee and the tax collector.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/18-15.htm">Of Children brought to Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/18-18.htm">A ruler would follow Jesus, but is hindered by his riches.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/18-28.htm">The reward of those who leave all for his sake.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/18-31.htm">He foretells his death;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/18-35.htm">and restores a blind man to sight.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“What do you want Me to do for you?”</b><br>This question from Jesus highlights His willingness to engage personally with those in need. It reflects His compassion and readiness to respond to faith. In the context of <a href="/luke/18.htm">Luke 18</a>, Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem, where He will face crucifixion. Despite the weight of His mission, He takes time to address individual needs, demonstrating His accessibility and care. This question also invites the blind man to express his faith and desire, similar to how God invites believers to present their requests in prayer (<a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a>). It echoes the personal nature of Jesus' ministry, where He often asked individuals to articulate their needs, as seen in His interactions with others seeking healing (<a href="/mark/10-51.htm">Mark 10:51</a>).<p><b>“Lord,” he said,</b><br>The blind man’s use of “Lord” signifies recognition of Jesus’ authority and divinity. In the cultural and historical context, addressing someone as "Lord" could denote respect or acknowledgment of a higher status. However, in the Gospels, it often indicates a deeper recognition of Jesus' messianic role. This title aligns with the messianic prophecies in the Old Testament, where the coming Messiah is depicted as a figure of divine authority (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>). The blind man's address reflects his faith in Jesus' power to heal and his acknowledgment of Jesus as more than just a teacher or prophet.<p><b>“let me see again.”</b><br>This request reveals the man's faith and hope in Jesus' ability to restore his sight. The phrase "see again" indicates that he once had sight, suggesting a longing for restoration and a return to wholeness. In biblical symbolism, sight often represents understanding and spiritual insight. Jesus' miracles of giving sight to the blind are not only acts of compassion but also serve as signs of His messianic identity, fulfilling prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>, which speaks of the eyes of the blind being opened. This miracle prefigures the spiritual enlightenment that Jesus brings, as He is the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), offering both physical and spiritual sight to those who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>- The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one who asks the question, demonstrating His willingness to engage personally with those in need.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/blind_beggar.htm">Blind Beggar</a></b><br>- The man who calls out to Jesus, seeking healing and restoration of his sight. His faith and persistence are key elements in this account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a></b><br>- The city near which this event takes place. Jericho is significant in biblical history as a place of both judgment and mercy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/crowd.htm">Crowd</a></b><br>- The group of people surrounding Jesus, who initially rebuke the blind man but later witness the miracle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>- Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are part of the entourage with Jesus, learning from His actions and teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The blind man's faith is evident in his persistent calling out to Jesus despite the crowd's rebuke. Our faith should also be active and persistent, especially in the face of obstacles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_compassion.htm">Jesus' Compassion</a></b><br>Jesus' response to the blind man shows His compassion and willingness to meet us at our point of need. We should emulate this compassion in our interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_relationship_with_christ.htm">Personal Relationship with Christ</a></b><br>Jesus' question, "What do you want Me to do for you?" highlights the personal nature of our relationship with Him. We are invited to bring our specific needs and desires to Him in prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sight.htm">Spiritual Sight</a></b><br>Beyond physical healing, this passage can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual sight. We should seek Jesus to open our eyes to spiritual truths and understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_others.htm">Witness to Others</a></b><br>The crowd's change from rebuking the blind man to witnessing the miracle serves as a reminder of the power of testimony. Our lives should be a testament to the transformative power of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_you_pray_in_every_location.htm">What was a synagogue ruler's role in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_olive_oil_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does olive oil symbolize in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_dismiss_womenand#8217;s_testimony_of_jesus.htm">Luke 24:11: Why would those closest to Jesus dismiss the women's testimony if Jesus had foretold His resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/luke_10_18__satan's_fall_vs._science.htm">Luke 10:18 - How can the claim of seeing Satan 'fall like lightning' be reconciled with scientific or historical records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41) <span class= "bld">Lord, that I may receive my sight.</span>--As St. Luke uses "Lord" (<span class= "ital">kyrie</span>) for St. Mark's "Rabboni," it may be inferred that he uses it in a somewhat higher sense than either of his two words for Master. (See Notes on <a href="/luke/5-5.htm" title="And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at your word I will let down the net.">Luke 5:5</a>; <a href="/luke/8-24.htm" title="And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.">Luke 8:24</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/18-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“What</span><br /><span class="grk">Τί</span> <span class="translit">(Ti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do you want</span><br /><span class="grk">θέλεις</span> <span class="translit">(theleis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me to do</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιήσω</span> <span class="translit">(poiēsō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you?”</span><br /><span class="grk">σοι</span> <span class="translit">(soi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Lord,”</span><br /><span class="grk">Κύριε</span> <span class="translit">(Kyrie)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he said,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“let me see again.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀναβλέψω</span> <span class="translit">(anablepsō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_308.htm">Strong's 308: </a> </span><span class="str2">To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/18-41.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 18:41 What do you want me to do? 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