Luke 18:39
Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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38So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had come near, Jesus asked him,
Cross References
Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Matthew 26:40Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
Luke 11:8I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about the need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
Luke 18:38So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy 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 →