Luke 18:39
And those who were passing by rebuked him, so that he would be silent. Yet truly, he cried out all the more, “Son of David, take pity on me!”
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38And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”
Cross References
Genesis 32:26And he said to him, “Release me, for now the dawn ascends.” He responded, “I will not release you, unless you bless me.”
Jeremiah 29:12And you shall call upon me, and you shall go forth. And you shall pray to me, and I will heed you.
Matthew 26:40And he approached his disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter: “So, were you not able to keep vigil with me for one hour?
Luke 11:8Yet if he will persevere in knocking, I tell you that, even though he would not get up and give it to him because he is a friend, yet due to his continued insistence, he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
Luke 18:1Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease,
Luke 18:38And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”
Matthew Henry on Luke 18:36-43
Sight Restored to the Blind. 35 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: 36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And 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. 40 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be… Read the whole commentary →