Luke 18:39
And they that went before Jesus rebuked him, that he might be silent. But he cried out the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
38And he called out, and said: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
40And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be called to him. And when he came to him, he asked him,
Cross References
Matthew 26:40And he came to his disciples, and found them asleep: and he said to Cephas: So! could ye not watch with me one hour?
Luke 11:8I say to you: If he give him not, on account of friendship, yet on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as much as he asketh.
Luke 18:1And he spoke to them a similitude also, that men should pray at all times, and not become weary.
Luke 18:38And he called out, and said: 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 →