KJV King James Version
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.
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Matthew 20:30
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
WEB World English Bible
Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”
ASV American Standard Version
And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and lo, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus doth pass by, cried, saying, ‘Deal kindly with us, sir—Son of David.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 20
27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.
31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.
32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!δύοG1417 · duotwoτυφλοὶG5185 · tuphlosblindκαθήμενοιG2521 · kathēmaito sitπαρὰG3844 · parafrom/with/besideτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὁδόν,G3598 · hodosroadἀκούσαντεςG191 · akouōto hearὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusπαράγει,G3855 · paragōto passἔκραξανG2896 · krazōto cryλέγοντες·G3004 · legōto sayἐλέησονG1653 · eleeōto have mercyἡμᾶςG3165 · memeυἱὸςG5207 · uhiossonΔαυίδ.¶G1138 · Daueid, Dauid, DabidDavid
Cross-references
Mark 10:46And 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.Matthew 21:14And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.Isaiah 42:16And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.Matthew 22:42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.Matthew 12:22-23Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.Matthew 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.John 9:1-12And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.Psalm 146:8The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:Acts 2:30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;Isaiah 35:5-6Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.Matthew 9:27-31And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on us.Isaiah 59:10We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if [we had] no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; [we are] in desolate places as dead [men].Isaiah 29:18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.Isaiah 42:18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.Romans 1:3-4Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;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.Isaiah 61:1-2The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound;Luke 7:21And in that same hour he cured many of [their] infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many [that were] blind he gave sight.
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