Matthew Chapter 20 verse 32 Holy Bible
And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you?
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And Jesus, stopping, sent for them, and said, What would you have me do to you?
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And Jesus, having stopped, called them and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?
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And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
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Jesus stood still, and called them, and asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"
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And having stood, Jesus called them, and said, `What will ye `that' I may do to you?'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 32. - Jesus stood still. He acknowledged the title of "Son of David," and, as the blind men could not follow him, he stopped his progress; their perseverance won his acceptance; he was ready to listen to their appeal and to grant their request. Called them. The gracious summons left them in no doubt as to the happy issue of their prayer. St. Mark speaks of the joyful alacrity with which the blind man obeyed the call; how he "cast away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus." What will ye that I shall do unto you? The Lord knew the desire of their hearts, but he wished to draw forth the public confession of their needs, and the distinct blessing which they craved, that all the bystanders might acknowledge the miracle, and the sufferers themselves might be incited more vehemently to urge their plea, and thus become more worthy of relief. So God knows all our necessities before we ask, but he will have our prayers, that we may cooperate with him in the work which he purposes to accomplish.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(32) Jesus stood still, and called them.--Or, as in St. Mark, "bade them be called," the message being given specially to Bartimaeus. St. Mark gives, with a graphic fulness, the very words of the message, "Be of good cheer, arise; He calleth thee," and adds that the blind man flung off his outer cloak, or mantle, and leapt up and came to Jesus. All three Gospels give our Lord's question in the same, or nearly the same, words. He sought, as with the clear insight of sympathy, to know what was the special grief that weighed upon the man's spirit.
