‘And they told him, that “Jesus of Nazareth passes by”.

He was immediately informed by the helpful crowd in festal mood that “Jesus of Nazareth passes by”. That Jesus was well known to him comes out in that the blind man knew who He was and that He was a son of David. The news excited him for he had heard stories of what Jesus could do.

‘Jesus of Nazareth' was a name by which Jesus, with slight variations, was identified (Jesus was a common name and would require an appellation). It was used by evil spirits (Luke 4:34; Mark 1:24), by the serving girl who challenged Peter (Mark 14:67; Matthew 26:71), by the resurrection angel (Mark 16:6) and by two of Jesus' disciples when identifying Him to ‘a stranger' (Luke 24:19).

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