VER. 35—43. ST. LUKE. 619 35.And itcame 'topass,thatasHe was come nigh untoJericho,a certainblindman satby theway side begging: 36.And hearingthe multitudepass by, he asked whatitmeant. 37.And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passethby. 38.And he cried,saying,Jesus,Thou Son of Da vid,havemercy on me. 39.And theywhich went beforerebukedhim, that heshouldhold hispeace: but he criedso much the more,Thou Son ofDavid,have mercy on me. 40.And Jesus stood,and commanded him to be broughtunto Him : and when he was come near,He askedhim, 41.Saying,What wiltthou thatI shalldo unto thee? And he said,Lord, that I may receivemy sight. 42.And Jesus saidunto him, Receivethy sight. thyfaithhathsavedthee. 43.And immediatelyhe receivedhis sight,and followedHim, glorifyingGod : and allthe people, whentheysaw it,gave praiseunto God. GREG. Because the disciplesbeing yet carnalwere unable toreceivethe words of mystery,they are brought to a mi- .Ho™- facie.Beforetheireyesa blindman receiveshissight,that by a divinework theirfaithmight be strengthened. THEO- PHYL.And to shew thatour Lord did not even walk without doinggood,He performed a miracleon the way, givingHis disciplesthisexample, that we should be profitablein all things,and thatnothing in us shouldbe in vain. AUG. We mightunderstandthe expressionof being nigh to Jericho,as iftheyhad alreadygone out of it,but were stillnear. It might,though lesscommon in thissense,be so taken here, sinceMatthew relates,thatas theywere going out of Jericho, two men receivedtheirsightwho satby the way side.There