“Jesus stood still.
He ordered
The man
To be brought
To him.”
σταθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ἀχθῆναι πρὸς αὐτόν.
Luke indicated that Jesus stood still (σταθεὶς δὲ). He ordered them (ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν) to bring that blind man to him (ἀχθῆναι πρὸς αὐτόν). Both Mark, chapter 10:49, and Matthew, chapter 20:32, had something similar. Mark said that Jesus stopped or stood still (καὶ στὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς) when he heard all this noise. In a saying that is unique to Mark, Jesus then said (εἶπεν) to his disciples that they should call Bartimaeus to him (Φωνήσατε αὐτόν). Then Jesus’ disciples called this blind man (καὶ φωνοῦσιν τὸν τυφλὸν). They told him to have courage or take heart (λέγοντες αὐτῷ Θάρσει) and get up (ἔγειρε,) because Jesus was calling him (φωνεῖ σε). Matthew simply stated that Jesus stopped or stood still (καὶ στὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς) when he heard all this noise. In all three synoptics, Jesus stopped in his tracks and wanted to see this blind man or men who were calling out to him. Do you stop when someone calls out to you?
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