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Christian Standard Bible ®

Matthew 9:27

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blindness;   David;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Blindness;   Health-Disease;   Miracles;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Diseases;   Miracles of Christ, the;   Titles and Names of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Miracle;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Healing;   Matthew, gospel of;   Messiah;   Miracles;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Blind;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Blindness;   Jeremiah;   Miracles;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Blindness;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Mercy, Merciful;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Matthew, Gospel According to;   Mss;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Appreciation (of Christ);   Blindness (2);   Children;   Entry into Jerusalem;   Mercy;   Names and Titles of Christ;   Nathanael ;   Nationality;   Physician (2);   Reverence;   Sight;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;   Names titles and offices of christ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Christ, Offices of;   Cry, Crying;   Gospels, the Synoptic;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Blindness;  

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
And when Iesus departed thence, two blinde men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou sonne of Dauid, haue mercy on vs.
King James Version
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
English Standard Version
And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have mercy on us, Son of David."
New American Standard Bible
As Jesus went on from there, two men who were blind followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
New Century Version
When Jesus was leaving there, two blind men followed him. They cried out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
Amplified Bible
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, screaming loudly, "Have mercy and compassion on us, Son of David (Messiah)!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And as Iesus departed thence, two blinde men followed him, crying, and saying, O sonne of Dauid, haue mercie vpon vs.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
Legacy Standard Bible
And as Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
Berean Standard Bible
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
Contemporary English Version
As Jesus was walking along, two blind men began following him and shouting, "Son of David, have pity on us!"
Complete Jewish Bible
As Yeshua went on from there, two blind men began following him, shouting, "Son of David! Take pity on us!"
Darby Translation
And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind [men] followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David.
Easy-to-Read Version
As Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him. They said loudly, "Show kindness to us, Son of David."
George Lamsa Translation
And as Jesus passed from there, he was delayed by two blind men, who were crying out and saying, Have mercy on us, O son of David.
Good News Translation
Jesus left that place, and as he walked along, two blind men started following him. "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" they shouted.
Lexham English Bible
And as Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
Literal Translation
And Jesus passing on from there, two blind ones followed Him, crying and saying, Have pity on us, Son of David.
American Standard Version
And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David.
Bible in Basic English
And when Jesus went on from there, two blind men came after him, crying out, Have mercy on us, you Son of David.
Hebrew Names Version
As Yeshua passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, "Have mercy on us, son of David!"
International Standard Version
As Jesus was traveling on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"Matthew 15:22; 20:30-31; Mark 10:47-48; Luke 18:38-39;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
AND when Jeshu had passed thence, two blind men clave to him, and besought him, and said, Have compassion on us, Son of David !
Murdock Translation
And when Jesus had passed from there, two blind men followed after him, and said: Have mercy on us, Thou Son of David!
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Iesus departed thence, two blynde men folowed hym, crying, and saying: O thou sonne of Dauid, haue mercy on vs.
English Revised Version
And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David.
World English Bible
As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, "Have mercy on us, son of David!"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when Jesus passed thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
Weymouth's New Testament
As Jesus passed on, two blind men followed Him, shouting and saying, "Pity us, Son of David."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Jhesus passide fro thennus, twei blynde men criynge sueden hym, and seiden, Thou sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.
Update Bible Version
And as Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] son of David, have mercy on us.
New English Translation
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
New King James Version
When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
New Living Translation
After Jesus left the girl's home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
New Life Bible
Jesus went on from there. Two blind men followed Him. They called out, "Take pity on us, Son of David."
New Revised Standard
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, as Jesus, was passing aside from thence, there followed him, two blind men, crying aloud and saying, - Have mercy on us, O Son of David!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And as Jesus passed from thence, there followed him two blind men crying out and saying, Have mercy on us, O Son of David.
Revised Standard Version
And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have mercy on us, Son of David."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And as Iesus departed thence two blynde men folowed hym crying and saying: O thou sonne of David have mercy on vs.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus passing on thence, two blind men followed him, calling and saying, `Deal kindly with us, Son of David.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And as Iesus departed thence, two blynde me folowed hym, cryinge and sayinge: O thou sonne of Dauid, haue mercy vpon vs.
Mace New Testament (1729)
As Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, son of David, have mercy on us.
THE MESSAGE
As Jesus left the house, he was followed by two blind men crying out, "Mercy, Son of David! Mercy on us!" When Jesus got home, the blind men went in with him. Jesus said to them, "Do you really believe I can do this?" They said, "Why, yes, Master!"
Simplified Cowboy Version
When Jesus left, two blind guys followed him and yelled out to him, "Help us and have mercy on us, Son of David!"

Contextual Overview

27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” 28When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe 29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” 30And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out.” 31But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that whole area. 32Just as they were going out, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to him. 33When the demon had been driven out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!” 34But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

two: Matthew 11:5, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 20:30, Mark 8:22, Mark 8:23, Mark 10:46, Luke 7:21, John 9:1-12

Thou: Matthew 12:23, Matthew 15:22, Matthew 20:30, Matthew 20:31, Matthew 21:9, Matthew 21:15, Matthew 22:41-45, Mark 10:47, Mark 10:48, Mark 11:10, Mark 12:35-37, Luke 18:38, Luke 18:39, Luke 20:41, John 7:42, Romans 1:3, Romans 9:5

have: Matthew 17:15, Mark 9:22, Luke 17:13

Reciprocal: Isaiah 35:5 - the eyes Matthew 1:1 - the son of David Luke 4:18 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 9:9
“Understand that I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you,
Genesis 9:10
and with every living creature that is with you—birds, livestock, and all wildlife of the earth that are with you—all the animals of the earth that came out of the ark.
Genesis 9:13
I have placed my bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:14
Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds,
Isaiah 11:10
On that day the root of Jessewill stand as a banner for the peoples.The nations will look to him for guidance,and his resting place will be glorious.
Hosea 2:14
Therefore, I am going to persuade her,lead her to the wilderness,and speak tenderly to her.
Malachi 1:11
“My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in my name in every place because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.
Acts 17:14
Then the brothers and sisters immediately sent Paul away to go to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed on there.
Romans 11:12
Now if their transgression brings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fullness bring!
Romans 15:12
And again, Isaiah says,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when Jesus departed thence,.... From the house of Jairus, to another in the same city;

two blind men followed him: very closely, by the direction of others, having heard of the miracle just now performed by him; and from thence concluded he was able to restore them to their sight;

crying and saying, with great faith and fervour, with much importunity, and frequently repeating the following words,

thou son of David, have mercy on us. Whence it appears, that they firmly believed, and were fully persuaded, that he was the true Messiah; for "the son of David" was a known character of the Messiah among the Jews: nothing was more common than to call him by this title, without any other additional epithet, see Gill "Mt 1:1", and since it had been prophesied of the Messiah, that he should "open the eyes of the blind", Isaiah 35:5 they might be greatly encouraged to hope and believe they should obtain mercy from him in this respect.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when Jesus departed thence - The scene of this miracle was near Capernaum. The blind men probably followed him with their cry for aid immediately on his leaving the house of Jairus.

Thou Son of David - By the Son of David the Jews meant the Messiah. He was the descendant or Son of David by way of eminence, Isaiah 9:7; Luke 1:32; Revelation 22:16. See the notes at Matthew 1:1. This was therefore a profession of belief, on the part of these blind men, of the Messiahship of Jesus, and, at the same time, the expression of a belief that, being the Messiah, he could heal them.

Have mercy on us - That is, show compassion toward us in our affliction, and restore to us the blessing of sight.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 9:27. Son of David — This was the same as if they had called him Messiah. Two things here are worthy of remark:

1st. That it was a generally received opinion at this time in Judea, that the Messiah should be son of David. (John 7:42.)

2dly. That Jesus Christ was generally and incontestably acknowledged as coming from this stock. Matthew 12:23.

Have mercy on us. — That man has already a measure of heavenly light who knows that he has no merit; that his cry should be a cry for mercy; that he must be fervent, and that in praying he must follow Jesus Christ as the true Messiah, the son of David, expected from heaven.


 
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