Luke 18:41"What do you want me to do?" He said, "Lord, that I may see again."
The setting
Face to face now. The crowd has gone silent. Jesus, the miracle worker, asks a blind man the obvious question...
The emotion here: carefully recording the tender intimacy of this moment
The original word
kyrie (κύριε) — Lord, master, the title of absolute authority and divine power
Why it matters
Calling someone 'Lord' in first-century Palestine implied you believed they had power over your situation
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 18:41
Jesus asks the obvious question because faith requires us to name our deepest need out loud
Common misconceptionPeople think Jesus didn't know what the blind man wanted. Jesus asks because naming our need out loud is part of the healing process.
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Bible Genome reading
Luke 18:41 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 18:41 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include request, healing. Notable phrases: what do you want; that I may see again.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
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— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
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Your reflection
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