What Does Luke 18:43 Mean?
And immediately he looked up and followed him, giving weight to God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
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King James wording
King James Version
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.THE KEY
The miracle does not end when one person sees: his sight becomes following, and the crowd’s seeing becomes praise.
THE MEANING
When sight opens, it changes where the body goes: the man follows Jesus. What one person sees becomes visible to everyone around him, and their seeing turns into praise to God. Healing moves through one person and into a community.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
Restored sight is only private relief; here it redirects the healed man’s steps and becomes a public reason for praise.
THE ROOT
ἀνέβλεψεν
anéblepsen
GROWS FROM
βλεπ-
blep-
to see, to look
“looked up” in this verse is anéblepsen. The verb combines ἀνά (aná, “up” or “again”) with βλέπω (blépō, “see”): it can describe looking up as well as recovering sight. Here, that regained seeing becomes a direction of movement, the man follows, so sight opens into response.
ALSO GROWS
blépō: see, look
βλέπω
This is the base verb within ἀναβλέπω, keeping the phrase anchored in actual seeing.
emblépō: look at, fix one’s gaze on
ἐμβλέπω
The same stem can describe a directed gaze, showing how restored sight can now be turned toward someone.
δοξάζων
doxázōn
GROWS FROM
δοξ-
dox-
weight, worth, honor
“giving weight to” in this verse is doxázōn. The verb rendered “glorifying” carries the sense of giving weight or honor. That recognition accompanies the man’s following and echoes in the crowd’s praise, making God’s worth visible in movement and speech.
ALSO GROWS
dóxa: weight, honor, worth
δόξα
This related noun carries the sense of recognized worth beneath the act of glorifying.
éndoxos: honored, held in esteem, glorious
ἔνδοξος
The same stem describes someone regarded with honor, illuminating glorifying as an acknowledgment of worth.
THE PATTERN
Restored sight becomes movement and witness: what opens in one person draws others into recognition.
The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD straightens the bent; the LORD loves the aligned.He answered, Whether he misses the mark or not, I do not know. One thing I know, that I was blind, and now I see.And at once he heralded the Anointed One in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.THE THREAD
Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your full weight leaning has delivered you. At once he looked up again and followed Jesus on the way.Mark uses the same verb, ἀναβλέπω (anablépō, “look up” or “regain sight”), and joins it to the same immediate following. The phrase “in the way” makes the link plain: sight opens into a path of response, and Luke shows that response widening into public praise.
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