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Persistent Prayer Stops Jesus
Multiple commentators, especially Charles Spurgeon, highlight that the man's persistent prayer literally stopped Jesus in His tracks. Despite the crowd's rebuke, the man's desperate cries held Jesus 'spellbound.' This illustrates the profound power of earnest, persistent prayer to capture the full attention of the Son of God.
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AT Robertson
On Luke 18:39
That he should hold his peace (ινα σιγηση). Ingressive aorist subjunctive. That he should become silent; as with ινα σιωπηση in Mr…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 18:39
19th Century
Bishop
They which went before—namely, those who were in advance of Jesus; probably, if we suppose Mark 10:32 to represent the usual order…
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 18:39
19th Century
Preacher
That he should hold his peace:
"Do not interrupt the flow of those marvelous words, or break the thread of that matchless discourse…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 18:39
The description of the man’s insistent calling draws attention to his faith, which was based on the messiahship of Jesus, the “Son of David.” So do…
John Gill
On Luke 18:39
17th Century
Pastor
And they that went before
In the company that preceded Christ; for he, as yet, was not come right over against the b…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 18:35–43
17th Century
Minister
This poor blind man sat by the wayside, begging. He was not only blind, but poor, the more fitting emblem of the world of mankind which Christ came…