42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
42 Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has healed you."
42 And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well."
42 Jesus said, "Go ahead - see again! Your faith has saved and healed you!"
42 Then Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well."
42 And Jesus said, "All right, receive your sight! Your faith has healed you."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 18:42
Commentary on Luke 18:35-43
(Read Luke 18:35-43)
This poor blind man sat by the wayside, begging. He was not only blind, but poor, the fitter emblem of the world of mankind which Christ came to heal and save. The prayer of faith, guided by Christ's encouraging promises, and grounded on them, shall not be in vain. The grace of Christ ought to be thankfully acknowledged, to the glory of God. It is for the glory of God if we follow Jesus, as those will do whose eyes are opened. We must praise God for his mercies to others, as well as for mercies to ourselves. Would we rightly understand these things, we must come to Christ, like the blind man, earnestly beseeching him to open our eyes, and to show us clearly the excellence of his precepts, and the value of his salvation.