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Your faith has healed you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, "Receive sight! Your faith has healed you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “Regain your sight; your faith has made you well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, &#8220Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has saved you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Regain your sight; your [personal trust and confident] faith [in Me] has made you well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Receive your sight.” Jesus told him. “Your faith has saved you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Receive your sight!&#8221 Jesus told him. &#8220Your faith has healed you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath made thee whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus replied, "Look and you will see! Your eyes are healed because of your faith." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath made thee whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus told him, "Receive your sight! Your faith has made you well."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Then see! Your faith has made you well." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jesus told him, "See again! Your faith has made you well." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Receive your sight!? Jesus replied. ?Your faith has healed you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has healed you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Recover your sight," said Jesus: "your faith has cured you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has saved you”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/18.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, "Receive sight! Your faith has healed you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesus said to him, 'Receive thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, See again: thy faith has saved thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him: Receive thy sight: thy faith hath made thee whole. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him: “Look around. Your faith has saved you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has saved you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, See; your faith has healed you.<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 Yeshua said to him, “See; your faith has saved you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/18.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him: Receive your sight; your faith has saved you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/18.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, <FR>Look up: thy faith hath saved thee.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/18.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/18.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />have sight, said Jesus, your faith has obtain'd you a cure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/18.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Recover your sight," said Jesus: "your faith has cured you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/18.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said to him, <FR>"Receive sight; your faith has made you whole."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/18.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said unto him, <FR>Receive <Fr><i>thy</i><FR> sight: thy faith hath saved thee.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/18-42.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=7397" 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">41</span>“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.” <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/308.htm" title="308: Anablepson (V-AMA-2S) -- To look up, recover my sight. From ana and blepo; to look up; by implication, to recover sight.">“Receive your sight!” </a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></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/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">replied.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">“Your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4102.htm" title="4102: pistis (N-NFS) -- Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. ">faith</a> <a href="/greek/4982.htm" title="4982: sesōken (V-RIA-3S) -- To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.">has healed</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">43</span>Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people who saw this gave praise to God.…<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="/mark/10-52.htm">Mark 10:52</a></span><br />“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="/matthew/9-29.htm">Matthew 9:29-30</a></span><br />Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” / And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-34.htm">Matthew 20:34</a></span><br />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/8-22.htm">Mark 8:22-25</a></span><br />When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. / So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked. / The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-50.htm">John 4:50-53</a></span><br />“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed. / And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. / So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a></span><br />But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-13.htm">Matthew 8:13</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-40.htm">John 11:40-44</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” / So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. / I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-9.htm">Acts 14:9-10</a></span><br />This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed. / In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.<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="/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="/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/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a></span><br />On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jesus said to him, Receive your sight: your faith has saved you.</p><p class="hdg">Receive.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-9.htm">Psalm 33:9</a></b></br> For he spake, and it was <i>done</i>; he commanded, and it stood fast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Psalm 107:20</a></b></br> He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered <i>them</i> from their destructions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-3.htm">Matthew 8:3</a></b></br> And Jesus put forth <i>his</i> hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.</p><p class="hdg">thy faith.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/7-50.htm">Luke 7:50</a></b></br> And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/8-48.htm">Luke 8:48</a></b></br> And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/17-19.htm">Luke 17:19</a></b></br> And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/17-19.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/luke/18-8.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/luke/17-19.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/luke/18-40.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/18-41.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/luke/18-41.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/luke/18-26.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/luke/18-41.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/luke/17-19.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/5-4.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/luke/20-5.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/luke/22-51.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/luke/18-43.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/18-43.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/john/11-12.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/luke/18-43.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/luke/19-37.htm">Whole</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>Receive your sight!</b><br>This phrase is a direct command from Jesus, demonstrating His authority and power over physical ailments. In the context of <a href="/luke/18.htm">Luke 18</a>, Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem and encounters a blind beggar near Jericho. The act of restoring sight is symbolic of spiritual enlightenment and salvation, as blindness often represents spiritual ignorance or unbelief in biblical literature. This miracle fulfills prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>, which speaks of the eyes of the blind being opened in the Messianic age. Jesus' miracles often serve as signs pointing to His divine nature and the inauguration of God's kingdom.<p><b>Jesus replied.</b><br>The personal interaction between Jesus and the blind man highlights the compassionate nature of Christ. Jesus' response is not just a demonstration of power but also an expression of His willingness to engage with individuals in their suffering. This personal attention is consistent with Jesus' ministry, where He often stops to address the needs of those who call out to Him, as seen in other gospel accounts like <a href="/mark/10-46.htm">Mark 10:46-52</a>.<p><b>Your faith has healed you.</b><br>This statement underscores the importance of faith in the process of healing and salvation. The Greek word for "healed" can also be translated as "saved," indicating a dual meaning of physical healing and spiritual salvation. The emphasis on faith aligns with other biblical teachings, such as <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a>, which states that without faith, it is impossible to please God. This phrase also connects to other instances where Jesus attributes healing to faith, such as in the healing of the woman with the issue of blood (<a href="/mark/5-34.htm">Mark 5:34</a>). It highlights the principle that faith is the means by which individuals receive God's grace and power.<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 performs the miracle of healing. He is portrayed as compassionate and powerful, responding to the faith of those who seek Him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/blind_beggar.htm">Blind Beggar</a></b><br>The recipient of the miracle, this man demonstrates faith by calling out to Jesus for mercy, despite being rebuked by the crowd. His persistence and belief in Jesus' power are key elements in this account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a></b><br>The city where this event takes place. Jericho is significant in biblical history as a place of both conquest and redemption.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>The people surrounding Jesus and the blind beggar. They initially try to silence the beggar, but their presence highlights the public nature of Jesus' miracles and teachings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the disciples are often present with Jesus, learning from His actions and teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_as_a_catalyst_for_healing.htm">Faith as a Catalyst for Healing</a></b><br>The blind beggar's faith is the key to his healing. Jesus acknowledges this by saying, "your faith has healed you." This teaches us that faith is not just belief but an active trust in Jesus' power and compassion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/persistence_in_seeking_jesus.htm">Persistence in Seeking Jesus</a></b><br>Despite the crowd's attempts to silence him, the blind beggar persists in calling out to Jesus. This persistence is rewarded, illustrating the importance of perseverance in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_compassion_and_power.htm">Jesus' Compassion and Power</a></b><br>Jesus' response to the beggar highlights His compassion and willingness to heal those who come to Him in faith. It reminds us of His divine power and love for humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/public_witness_of_faith.htm">Public Witness of Faith</a></b><br>The healing occurs in the presence of a crowd, serving as a public testimony to Jesus' authority and the power of faith. Our faith can also serve as a witness to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_insight_and_physical_healing.htm">Spiritual Insight and Physical Healing</a></b><br>The physical healing of the blind beggar symbolizes the spiritual insight that faith in Jesus brings. It encourages us to seek not only physical but also spiritual healing and understanding.<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/one_or_two_blind_men_in_jericho.htm">Were there one or two blind men in Jericho?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'your_faith_has_made_you_well'.htm">What does "Your faith has made you well" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_luke_18_18-30_teach_faith.htm">How does Luke 18:18-30 align with other Bible passages that teach salvation through faith rather than works or possessions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_judge_without_full_story.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'More will be given'?</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>(42) <span class= "bld">Thy faith hath saved thee.</span>--Better, as in St. Mark, <span class= "ital">Thy faith hath made thee whole,</span> the immediate reference being obviously to the restoration of the man's sight, and that which was in the immediate future being recognised as already ideally completed. Beyond this, as in the use of the same formula in <a href="/luke/7-50.htm" title="And he said to the woman, Your faith has saved you; go in peace.">Luke 7:50</a>, there lies in the word a reference to the salvation, the healthiness of spiritual vision, of which the restoration of bodily sight was at once the type and the earnest.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 42.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight</span>. "Magnifique aumone du Christ" (Pressense'). <span class="cmt_word">Thy faith hath</span> <span class="cmt_word">saved thee.</span> The American Longfellow has united the cry for mercy of the blind, the kindly sympathizing words of the disciples (reported by St. Mark), and the gift of Jesus Christ, in his exquisite poem of 'Blind Bartimaeus.' Those mighty voices three -<br />'<span class="greek">Ἰησοῦ ἐλέησόν με</span>!<br /><span class="greek">Θαρ´ρσει ἕγειρε φωνεῖ σὲΝΛ´Ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε</span>!" <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/18-42.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">“Receive your sight!”</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀνάβλεψον</span> <span class="translit">(Anablepson)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd 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 /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied.</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">“Your</span><br /><span class="grk">σου</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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">faith</span><br /><span class="grk">πίστις</span> <span class="translit">(pistis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4102.htm">Strong's 4102: </a> </span><span class="str2">Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">has healed</span><br /><span class="grk">σέσωκέν</span> <span class="translit">(sesōken)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> </span><span class="str2">To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.”</span><br /><span class="grk">σε</span> <span class="translit">(se)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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