Passage Research
Luke 18 — Sermon Preparation
Parables of the persistent widow and the Pharisee and tax collector, children welcomed, a rich ruler's encounter, and a blind man healed near Jericho. Below is a research summary for Luke 18, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 29
- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
Luke 18 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| βασιλεία | basileía | G932 | 5 | kingdom, reign |
| τελώνης | telṓnēs | G5057 | 3 | publican |
| ἀναβλέπω | anablépō | G308 | 3 | look, see, receive sight |
| υἱός | huiós | G5207 | 4 | child, foal, son |
| προσεύχομαι | proseúchomai | G4336 | 3 | pray, make prayer |
| ἀκολουθέω | akolouthéō | G190 | 3 | follow, reach |
| ἀγαθός | agathós | G18 | 3 | benefit, good, well |
How preachers through history handled this text
29 public-domain excerpts on Luke 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 18:35–50 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Luke 18:31
- Jericho 2— Luke 18:35
- Nazareth— Luke 18:37
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