Luke 18:39

“For those two blind men, whose story is given also by the others, are not the two before us here.” — editor's note: Mark x. 46–52; Luke xviii. 35–43.

“For he states that it was performed when He was coming nigh unto Jericho; while the others say that it took place when He was departing from Jericho.” — editor's note: Luke xviii. 35–43.

“Among this people, then, to whom the Lord was speaking, were those who should yet die in their sin: there were those also who should yet believe on Him who spake, and find deliverance from all their sin.” — editor's note: Luke xviii. 34–43.

“…that on the blind man’s crying out, Thou Son of David, have mercy upon me, it was they who went before that charged him that he should hold his peace.” see Luke 18:39]: As if he said, Those who were foremost in believing rebuked him when he cried, “Thou Son of David,” that he might hold his peace, and cease to…” — the author cites it

““Those, however, who went before rebuked the blind man, that he should hold his peace.”” — editor's note: Luke xviii. 39.

Because the disciples being yet carnal were unable to receive the words of mystery, they are brought to a miracle. Before their eyes a blind man receives his sight, that by a divine work their faith might be…

And to shew that our Lord did not even walk without doing good, He performed a miracle on the way, giving His disciples this example, that we should be profitable in all things, and that nothing in us should be in vain.

We might understand the expression of being nigh to Jericho, as if they had already gone out of it, but were still near. It might, though less common in this sense, be so taken here, since Matthew relates, that as…

There was a great multitude gathered round Christ, and the blind man indeed knew Him not, but felt a drawing towards Him, and grasped with his heart what his sight embraced not. As it follows, And when he heard the…

Having been brought up a Jew, he was not ignorant that of the seed of David should God be born according to the flesh, and therefore he addresses Him as God, saying, Have mercy upon me. Would that those might imitate…

Or because the Jews perverting the truth might say, as in the case of him who was born blind, This is not he, but one like unto to him, (John 9:8.) He wished the blind first to make manifest the infirmity of his…

From which it is clear, that he was released from a double blindness, both bodily and intellectual. For he would not have glorified Him as God, had he not truly seen Him as He is. But he also gave occasion to others…

Not only for the gift of light obtained, but for the merit of the faith which obtained it.

We may here well inquire, why Christ forbids the healed demoniac who wished to follow Him, but permits the blind man who had received his sight. There seems to be a good reason for both the one case and the other. He…

In the blind man we have a type of the Gentile people, who have received by the Sacrament of our Lord the brightness of the light which they had lost. And it matters not whether the cure is conveyed in the case of…

Or, blindness is a symbol of the human race, which in our first parent knowing not the brightness of heavenly light, now suffers the darkness of his condemnation. Jericho is interpreted ‘the moon,’ whose monthly…

Or, He asked the blind man to the end that we might believe, that without confession no man can be saved.

The blind man seeks from the Lord not gold, but light. Let us then seek not for false riches, but for that light which together with the Angels alone we may see, the way whereunto is faith. Well then was it said to…

If we interpret Jericho to mean the moon, and therefore death, our Lord when approaching His death commanded the light of the Gospel to be preached to the Jews only, who are signified by that one blind man whom Luke…

Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Luke 18:35–43 (2) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Gregory the Great on Luke 18:35–43 (2) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Luke 18:35–43 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 10:46–52 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 10:46–52 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 10:46–52 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 10:46–52 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 10:46–52 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 10:46–52 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 10:46–52 (Catena Aurea).

Mark 10:48 and Luke 18:39 share the same wording (20 words).