KJV King James Version
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, [thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 10:47
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, [thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
WEB World English Bible
When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”
ASV American Standard Version
And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having heard that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and to say, ‘The Son of David—Jesus! deal kindly with me;’
Surrounding context — Mark 10
44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, [thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.
48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.
49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἀκούσαςG191 · akouōto hearὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΝαζαρηνόςG3479 · NazarēnosNazarethἐστιν,G1510 · eimito beἤρξατοG757 · archōbe firstκράζεινG2896 · krazōto cryκαὶG2532 · kaiandλέγειν·G3004 · legōto sayυἱὲG5207 · uhiossonΔαυὶδG1138 · Daueid, Dauid, DabidDavidἸησοῦ,G2424 · IēsousJesusἐλέησόνG1653 · eleeōto have mercyμε.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Mark 1:24Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.Matthew 9:27And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on us.Matthew 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.Revelation 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.Matthew 26:71And when he was gone out into the porch, another [maid] saw him, and said unto them that were there, This [fellow] was also with Jesus of Nazareth.Luke 18:36-37And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.John 7:52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.Acts 13:22-23And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.Matthew 22:42-45Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:John 7:41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?John 19:19And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.Matthew 2:23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, 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.Matthew 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.Luke 4:16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.Matthew 21:11And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.Acts 6:14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
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