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John Gill
And immediately he received his sight,.... As soon as ever the word was gone out of Christ's mouth, virtue went forth from him, and cured the man of his blindness; his eyes were at once opened, and he saw as other men; and followed him; his kind benefactor, with a grateful sense of his goodness, with strong affection for him, and faith in him; glorifying God, who had sent such a Saviour to him;...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter we have, I. The parable of the importunate widow, designed to teach us fervency in prayer, ver. 1-8. II. The parable of the Pharisee and publican, designed to teach us humility, and humiliation for sin, in prayer, ver. 9-14. III. Christ's favour to little children that were brought to him, ver. 15-17. IV. The trial of a rich man that had a mind to follow Christ, whether he loved...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said, Lord that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith have saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: Christ his only to speak, and the great work is done at once. The salvation of a soul from the power of sin is not the work of weeks; it can be done in a single moment. “Immediately he received his sight, and followed him.” That is beautiful; as soon as...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. This exposition consisted of readings from Luk_18:31-43; Luk_19:1-10.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, What should we do when our eyes are opened by Christ but follow him? The moment that we can see him, we should begin to follow him. Luk_18:43. Glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. May we have cause to praise the Lord tonight for many blind eyes opened! This exposition consisted of readings from Isaiah...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. That was a blessed praise-meeting, brought about by the healing of that one man. Now that his eyes were opened, he showed that his mouth was not closed. He proved that he could pray well; now he...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his sight,— See, how the prayer, the word of Christ, and the immediate effect of it, all tally. “That I might receive my sight.” “Receive thy sight.” “He received his sight.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
And followed him,— Christ likes not blind followers: “and followed him,”— Luk_18:43. Glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. They seemed to be greatly impressed, but we shall see that some of them soon spoke in another fashion. This exposition consisted of readings from Luk_18:35-43; and Luk_19:1-10.