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18:34 “The word remained hidden from them” (18:34). Three times, Jesus predicts his approaching passion and death (Luke 9:22, 9:44), telling them clearly what will happen to him: he will be handed over, tortured, and put to death, but then he will rise from the dead. But each time, the Apostles are unable to understand him. It is not enough to hear the words of Jesus: when it comes to this central mystery of faith—the Paschal Mystery of Christ’s su ering, death, and resurrection—only the Holy Spirit can open our minds to its meaning. After Jesus’ resurrection, he will open the minds of the disciples to understand the Scriptures (Luke 24:45).
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o. [18:31–34] 24:25–27, 44; Mt 20:17–19; Mk 10:32–34; Acts 3:18.
p. [18:32–33] 9:22, 44.
q. [18:34] Mk 9:32.
r. [18:35–43] Mt 20:29–34; Mk
10:46–52.
s. [18:38–39] 17:13; Mt 9:27; 15:22.
t. [18:41] Mk 10:36.
u. [18:42] 7:50; 17:19.
CHAPTER 19
a. [19:7] 5:30; 15:2.
b. [19:8] Ex 21:37; Nm 5:6–7;
2 Sm 12:6.
c. [19:9] 13:16; Mt 21:31.
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30who will not receive [back] an overabundant return in this present age and eternal life in the age to come.”
The Third Prediction of the Passion.o 31* Then he took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem and everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.* 32p He will be handed over to the Gentiles and he will be mocked and insulted and spat upon; 33and after they have scourged him they will kill him, but on the third day he will rise.” 34But they understood nothing of this; the word remained hidden from them and they failed to comprehend what he said.q
The Healing of the Blind Beggar.r 35Now as he approached Jericho a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, 36and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. 37They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38s He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David,* have pity on me!” 39The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me!” 40Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him, 41“What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, please let me see.”t 42Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.”u 43He immediately received his sight and followed him, giving glory to God. When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector.*
191He came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town.
Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, 3was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. 5When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” 6And he came down quickly and received him with joy. 7When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.”a 8But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.”b 9* And Jesus said to him, “Today salvationc has come to this house because this man too is a descendant
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* [18:31–33] The details included in this third announcement of Jesus’ su ering and death suggest that the literary formulation of the announcement has been directed by the knowledge of the historical passion and death of Jesus.
* [18:31] Everything written by the prophets. . .will be ful lled: this is a Lucan addition to the words of Jesus found in the Marcan source (Mk 10:32–34). Luke understands the events of Jesus’ last days in Jerusalem to be the ful llment of Old Testament prophecy, but, as is usually the case in Luke-Acts, the author does not specify which Old Testament prophets he has in mind; cf. Lk 24:25, 27, 44; Acts 3:8; 13:27; 26:22–23.
* [18:38] Son of David: the blind beggar identi es Jesus with a title that is related to Jesus’ role as Messiah (see note on Lk 2:11). Through this Son of David, salvation comes to the blind man. Note the connection between salvation and house of David mentioned earlier in Zechariah’s canticle (Lk 1:69). See also note on Mt 9:27.
* [19:1–10] The story of the tax collector Zacchaeus is unique to this gospel. While a rich man (Lk 19:2), Zacchaeus provides a contrast to the rich man of Lk 18:18–23 who cannot detach himself from his material possessions to become a follower of Jesus. Zacchaeus, according to Luke, exempli es the proper attitude toward wealth: he promises to give half of his possessions to the poor (Lk 19:8) and consequently is the recipient of salvation (Lk 19:9–10).
* [19:9] A descendant of Abraham: literally, “a son of Abraham.” The tax collector Zacchaeus, whose repentance is attested by his determination to amend his former ways, shows himself to be a true descendant of Abraham, the true heir to the promises of God in the Old Testament. Underlying Luke’s depiction of Zacchaeus as a descendant of Abraham, the father of the Jews (Lk 1:73; 16:22–31), is his recognition of the central place occupied by Israel in the plan of salvation.