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Quinquagesima Sunday
Quinquagesima · February 15, 2026
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“Lord, let me recover my sight.” (Luke 18:41)
As the journey to Jerusalem nears its end, encounters with others on the way illustrate the principle expressed in 18:14b, and in so doing they reveal how far those around Jesus still are from grasping the true nature of God’s kingdom and the necessary pattern of Jesus’s own mission. Their incomprehension focuses especially on the issue of wealth, and thus it provides an opportunity for some far-reaching teaching on this theme, which has been so prominent on the journey (see especially 12:13–34; 14:1–24, 33–34; 16:1–15, 19–31). A final, and more detailed, prediction of the specific fate awaiting Jesus in Jerusalem (18:31–33; cf. 9:22, 44; 12:50; 13:32–33; 17:25) prepares the reader for Jesus’s arrival in the city in chapter 19 and the narrative of confrontation, suffering, death, and resurrection that is to follow.
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Luke 18 Commentary (Enduring Word) Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse study of the third passion prediction and the healing near Jericho.
Luke 18 Commentary | Precept Austin Precept Austin
Detailed study notes joining the disciples' blindness to the blind man's sight.
Luke 18:31 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators on the passion foretold and the cry of the blind beggar.
Background & Word Study
Luke (Enter the Bible) Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on the themes and structure of Luke's Gospel.
Book of Luke Overview, Chapters 1-9 BibleProject
Animated overview of Luke's journey narrative toward Jerusalem.
Luke 18:31 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek word study of the passion prediction and the plea for mercy.
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What frames the healing at Jericho?
As Jesus foretells his death and rising for a third time, a blind beggar cries out to the Son of David and receives his sight, following Jesus on the way.
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