# Luke 18.35

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 33. <span class="rl-speech">and they shall scourge and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.</span> 34. And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.
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> **35. And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:**
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> 36. and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. 37. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. (Luke 18:33-37, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 33. <span class="rl-speech">They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again.”</span> 34. They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.
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> **35. As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.**
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> 36. Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant. 37. They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. (Luke 18:33-37, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 33. <span class="rl-speech">And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.</span> 34. And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
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> **35. And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:**
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> 36. And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. (Luke 18:33-37, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 33. <span class="rl-speech">and having scourged they shall put him to death, and on the third day he shall rise again.'</span> 34. And they none of these things understood, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.
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> **35. And it came to pass, in his coming nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way begging,**
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> 36. and having heard a multitude going by, he was inquiring what this may be, 37. and they brought him word that Jesus the Nazarene doth pass by, (Luke 18:33-37, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Luke the physician (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Theophilus + Gentile Christian audience (companion to Acts)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); composition possibly Caesarea or Rome
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), *ginomai* (Strong's G1096). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 5.17-18](/codex/matthew-5-17-18/), [Matthew 8.16](/codex/matthew-8-16/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.
