Bible Strands
Luke 18:42
“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the blind beggar immediately after the man answers his question about his desire, right before the man regains his sight and follows him. The exchange occurs at the precise moment of physical restoration during Jesus’s journey.
The words — The Greek ἀνέβλεψον (anablepson) literally commands the man to “receive sight,” while πίστις (pistis) identifies faith as the operative force behind the healing. These terms anchor the physical restoration to a spiritual condition.
The thread — This declaration parallels Jesus’s identical healing formula in Luke 8:48 and Matthew 9:22, where faith is explicitly credited as the cause of restoration. The motif also connects to Matthew 8:3, where divine willingness and command produce immediate physical change.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that physical restoration follows directly from personal trust in Jesus’s authority. It requires the reader to acknowledge that faith, not ritual or merit, initiates divine intervention.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
Cross-references
- Luke 8:48 “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
- Matthew 8:3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matthew 9:22 Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.
- Luke 17:19 Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”
- Psalms 33:9 For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Psalms 107:20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
- Luke 7:50 And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- Matthew 15:28 “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.