Luke - 18:36

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36 Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.

Verse In-Depth

Explanation and meaning of Luke 18:36.

Differing Translations

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and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant.
And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant.
And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be.
And hearing the multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.
and having heard a multitude going by, he was inquiring what this may be,
He heard a crowd of people going past, and inquired what it all meant.
And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
Hearing a crowd going by, he asked what this meant.
Hearing a crowd going by, the man asked what was the matter;

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And hearing the multitude pass by,.... Their "voice", as the Syriac version expresses it; the noise of their feet, and especially of their tongues;
he asked what it meant? what was the meaning of this concourse of people, and of this clamorous noise; or, as the Syriac version reads, "who it should be?" what person of note was passing by, that there was such a multitude after him? to which the answer best agrees.

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