And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Parallel translations
- WEB He cried out, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”
- BSB So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- NKJV And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- NASB And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- NLT So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Quick answer
The blind man cries out to Jesus as Son of David for mercy. He confesses Jesus as the promised Messiah.
Overview
By calling Jesus "Son of David," the beggar voices a messianic confession, recognizing him as the promised royal deliverer. His plea for mercy echoes the lepers earlier, casting himself wholly on Jesus' compassion. Spiritual sight precedes physical sight, for he sees who Jesus is before his eyes are opened.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Matt 9:27And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
- Luke 18:39And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
- Matt 15:22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
- Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
- Matt 21:9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
- Rom 1:3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
- Jer 23:5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
- Rev 22:16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
- Matt 12:23And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
- Matt 22:42–45Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.
- Isa 11:1And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
- Ps 62:12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
- Matt 21:15And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,
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