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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/20.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And <i>as</i> they were going out from Jericho, a great crowd followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And as they were going out from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And as they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus was followed by a large crowd as he and his disciples were leaving Jericho. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd was following. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As they went out from Jericho, a large crowd followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, an immense crowd following Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they going forth from Jericho, there followed Him a great multitude,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And <i>as</i> they were going out from Jericho, a great crowd followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they going forth from Jericho, there followed him a great multitude,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they going out from Jericho, a great crowd followed him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And as they were departing from Jericho, a great crowd followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As they left Jericho, a great crowd followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when Jesus went out of Jericho a large crowd followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when Yeshua went out from Jericho, a great crowd was coming after him.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And they going out from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />At their departure from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, an immense crowd following Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, as they were going forth from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And as they were going from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/20-29.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/hriiyJYqzvc?start=5878" 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/matthew/20.htm">The Blind Men by the Road</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28</span>just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">As they</a> <a href="/greek/1607.htm" title="1607: ekporeuomenōn (V-PPM/P-GMP) -- From ek and poreuomai; to depart, be discharged, proceed, project.">were leaving</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses."></a> <a href="/greek/2410.htm" title="2410: Ierichō (N-GFS) -- Jericho, a city a little north of the Dead Sea. Of Hebrew origin; Jericho, a place in Palestine.">Jericho,</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: polys (Adj-NMS) -- Much, many; often. ">a large</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlos (N-NMS) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">crowd</a> <a href="/greek/190.htm" title="190: ēkolouthēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.">followed</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.">Him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">30</span>And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”…<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/10-46.htm">Mark 10:46-52</a></span><br />Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road. / When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” / Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35-43</a></span><br />As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. / When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. / “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">Matthew 9:27-31</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="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-14.htm">Matthew 21:14</a></span><br />The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.<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/15-30.htm">Matthew 15:30-31</a></span><br />Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them. / The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6-7</a></span><br />“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, / 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="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Acts 3:2-8</a></span><br />And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts. / When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. / Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter. ...<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="/matthew/12-22.htm">Matthew 12:22</a></span><br />Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.<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="/matthew/8-16.htm">Matthew 8:16-17</a></span><br />When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. / This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”<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!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/10-46.htm">Mark 10:46-52</a></b></br> And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35-43</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/17-14.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/matthew/20-4.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/matthew/20-17.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Following</a> <a href="/matthew/20-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/20-26.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/14-14.htm">Immense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Leaving</a> <a href="/matthew/19-2.htm">Multitude</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/20-31.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/matthew/22-22.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/matthew/20-34.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/matthew/21-9.htm">Following</a> <a href="/matthew/21-16.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/21-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/mark/8-1.htm">Immense</a> <a href="/mark/10-46.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/matthew/20-30.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/22-22.htm">Leaving</a> <a href="/matthew/20-31.htm">Multitude</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Jesus, by the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/20-17.htm">foretells his passion;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/20-20.htm">by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be humble;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/20-29.htm">and gives two blind men their 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/matthew/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As they were leaving Jericho</b><br>Jericho is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world, located near the Jordan River. In biblical history, it is known for the miraculous conquest by Joshua (Joshua 6). By the time of Jesus, there were two Jerichos: the ancient city and the newer Herodian city. Jesus' journey through Jericho signifies His movement towards Jerusalem, where He would fulfill His mission. This departure from Jericho can symbolize leaving behind the old life and moving towards the new covenant.<p><b>a large crowd followed Him</b><br>The large crowd signifies Jesus' growing popularity and the anticipation surrounding His ministry. Crowds often followed Jesus, drawn by His teachings, miracles, and the hope of the coming Kingdom of God. This gathering of people also highlights the communal aspect of Jesus' ministry, as He often taught and performed miracles in the presence of many witnesses. The crowd's presence sets the stage for the subsequent miracle, emphasizing the public nature of Jesus' works and His compassion for those in need.<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 leaving Jericho, continuing His journey towards Jerusalem. His actions and teachings are the focus of the Gospel accounts.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a></b><br>An ancient city with significant biblical history, Jericho is the setting for this event. It is known as the first city conquered by the Israelites in the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/large_crowd.htm">Large Crowd</a></b><br>The multitude following Jesus signifies His growing influence and the anticipation surrounding His ministry. This crowd often includes those seeking healing, teaching, or simply curious about His message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_journey_of_faith.htm">The Journey of Faith</a></b><br>Just as Jesus was on a journey, our Christian walk is a journey of faith. We are called to follow Him, even when the path is uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_presence.htm">The Power of Presence</a></b><br>Jesus' presence draws a crowd. As believers, our lives should reflect Christ in such a way that others are drawn to Him through us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_in_action.htm">Compassion in Action</a></b><br>Jesus' ministry was marked by compassion. We are called to be His hands and feet, showing love and mercy to those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sight.htm">Spiritual Sight</a></b><br>The physical healing of the blind in Jericho points to the need for spiritual sight. We must seek Jesus to open our eyes to His truth and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_witness.htm">Community and Witness</a></b><br>The large crowd represents the community of believers. Our collective witness can have a powerful impact on the world around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_matthew_20_and_mark_10.htm">Matthew 20:29–34 – How can Matthew’s account of two blind men be reconciled with Mark 10:46–52, which only mentions one?</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/who_healed_bartimaeus.htm">Who healed Blind Bartimaeus in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_luke_19_28-40's_entry_timing_compare.htm">How does the timing of Jesus’s entry in Luke 19:28-40 align or conflict with other Gospel accounts of the Triumphal Entry? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">As they departed from Jericho.</span>--Looking back to <a href="/matthew/19-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;">Matthew 19:1</a>, which speaks of our Lord having departed "beyond Jordan," we may believe that He crossed the river with His disciples at the ford near Jericho (<a href="/joshua/2-7.htm" title="And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan to the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.">Joshua 2:7</a>). On this assumption, the imagery of <a href="/matthew/20-22.htm" title="But Jesus answered and said, You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say to him, We are able.">Matthew 20:22</a> may have been in part suggested by the locality. The river recalled the memory of His first baptism, by water; that led on to the thought of the more awful baptism of agony and blood.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 29-34.</span> - <span class="accented">Healing of two blind men at Jericho</span>. (<a href="/mark/10-46.htm">Mark 10:46-52</a>; <a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35-43</a>.) The miracle narrated in this passage is common to the three synoptists, but with some remarkable differences, not one of them agreeing altogether in details. St. Matthew speaks of two blind men, St. Luke and St. Mark of one only, and the latter mentions this one by name as Bartimaeus. St. Matthew and St. Mark make the miracle performed as Jesus quitted Jericho; St. Luke assigns it to the approach to the city. Thus the number of the cured and the locality of the miracle are alike variously stated. It is an easy solution to say, with St. Augustine, Lightfoot, and Greswell, that two, or perhaps three, distinct facts are here related; and it is not absolutely impossible. though altogether improbable, that in the same locality, under identical circumstances, like sufferers made the same request, and received the same relief in the same manner. But we are not driven to this extravagant hypothesis; and the unity of the narrative can be preserved without doing violence to the language of the writers. As to the number of the blind men, we have seen the same discrepancy in the case of the demoniacs at Gadara solved by supposing that one of the two was the more remarkable and better known than the other. Hence, in this incident, the tradition followed by some of the synoptists preserved the memory of this one alone, who may have become known in the Christian community as a devoted follower of Jesus, the other passing into obscurity and being heard of no more. Another hypothesis is that a single blind man first addressed Christ as he entered Jericho, but was not cured at that time. Jesus passed that night in the city at the house of Zacchreus (<a href="/luke/19-1.htm">Luke 19:1-10</a>); and on the morrow, when leaving Jericho, was again entreated by the blind man, who meantime had been joined by a companion, and healed them both. There are other solutions offered, <span class="accented">e.g.</span>, that there were two Jerichos - an old and a new town - and that one blind man was healed as they entered one city, and the other as they left the other; or that the term rendered "was come nigh" (<a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35</a>) might mean "was nigh," and might therefore apply to one who was leaving as well as to one entering the city. But we weary ourselves in vain in seeking to harmonize every little detail in the Gospel narratives. No two, much less three, independent witnesses would give an identical account of an incident, especially one which reached some of them only by hearsay. Inspiration extends not to petty circumstances, and the credibility of the gospel depends not on the rectification of such minutiae. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jericho</span>. The Lord was on his way to Jerusalem to meet the death which he was willing to undergo, and to win the victory which he was by this path to accomplish. His route lay through Jericho, as the march of his forerunner Joshua had led. Joshua had set forth to conquer the promised land; Jesus sets forth to win his promised inheritance by the sword of the Spirit. "The upland pastures of Peraea were now behind them," says Dr. Geikie, speaking of the approach to Jericho ('The Life of Christ,' 2:384), "and the road led down to the sunken channel of the Jordan, and the 'divine district' of Jericho. This small but rich plain was the most luxuriant spot in Palestine. Sloping gently upwards from the level of the Dead Sea, 1350 feet under the Mediterranean, to the stern background of the hills of Quarantana, it had the climate of Lower Egypt, and displayed the vegetation of the tropics. Its fig trees were pre-eminently famous; it was unique in its growth of palms of various kinds: its crops of dates were a proverb; the balsam plant, which grew principally here, furnished a costly perfume, and was in great repute for healing wounds; maize yielded a double harvest; wheat ripened a whole month earlier than in Galilee, and innumerable bees found a paradise in the many aromatic flowers and plants, not a few unknown elsewhere, which filled the air with odours and the landscape with beauty. Rising like an amphitheatre from amidst this luxuriant scene, lay Jericho, the chief place east of Jerusalem, at seven or eight miles distant from the Jordan, on swelling slopes, seven hundred feet above the bed of the river, from which its gardens and groves, thickly interspersed with mansions, and covering seventy furlongs from north to south, and twenty from east to west, were divided by a strip of wilderness. The town had had an eventful history. Once the stronghold of the Canaanites, it was still, in the days of Christ, surrounded by towers and castles. A great stone aqueduct of eleven arches brought a copious supply of water to the city, and the Roman military road ran through it. The houses themselves, however, though showy, were not substantial, but were built mostly of sun-dried bricks, like those of Egypt; so that now, as in the similar case of Babylon, Nineveh, or Egypt, after long desolation, hardly a trace of them remains." <span class="cmt_word">A great multitude</span>. A vast crowd of pilgrims, bound for Jerusalem to keep the Passover, accompanied Jesus and his disciples. The number of people that this great festival attracted to the central place of worship seems to us incredibly large. Josephus ('Bell. Jud.,' 6:09. 3) reckons them at three millions. Doubtless our Lord was followed by many of those whom he had benefited, and others whom he had won by his teaching; and these, at any rate, would witness the ensuing miracle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/20-29.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">[As] they</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(autōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were leaving</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκπορευομένων</span> <span class="translit">(ekporeuomenōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1607.htm">Strong's 1607: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ek and poreuomai; to depart, be discharged, proceed, project.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jericho,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰεριχὼ</span> <span class="translit">(Ierichō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2410.htm">Strong's 2410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jericho, a city a little north of the Dead Sea. Of Hebrew origin; Jericho, a place in Palestine.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a large</span><br /><span class="grk">πολύς</span> <span class="translit">(polys)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many; often. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">crowd</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄχλος</span> <span class="translit">(ochlos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">followed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠκολούθησεν</span> <span class="translit">(ēkolouthēsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_190.htm">Strong's 190: </a> </span><span class="str2">To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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