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Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Luke 18:39

In 9 translations

BSB
Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
KJV
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.
WEB
Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”
ASV
And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
LSV
and those going before were rebuking him, that he might be silent, but he was crying out much more, “Son of David, deal kindly with me!”
YLT
and those going before were rebuking him, that he might be silent, but he was much more crying out, 'Son of David, deal kindly with me.'
DBY
And those [who were] going before rebuked him that he might be silent; but he cried out so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.
DRC
And they that went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out much more: Son of David, have mercy on me.
GNV
And they which went before, rebuked him that he shoulde holde his peace, but he cried much more, O Sone of Dauid, haue mercie on me.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read σιγήσῃ (“he may be silent”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read σιωπήσῃ (“he may be quiet”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of Δαυίδ: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Δαυείδ; Textus Receptus: Δαβίδ.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: σιγήσῃ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read σιγήσῃ; Robinson–Pierpont read σιωπήσῃ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ οἱ προάγοντες ἐπετίμων αὐτῷ ἵνα σιγήσῃ· αὐτὸς δὲ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἔκραζεν· Υἱὲ Δαυίδ, ἐλέησόν με.
RP2018
Καὶ οἱ προάγοντες ἐπετίμων αὐτῷ ἵνα σιωπήσῃ· αὐτὸς δὲ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἔκραζεν, Υἱὲ Δαυίδ, ἐλέησόν με.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ οἱ προάγοντες ἐπετίμων αὐτῷ ἵνα σιωπήσῃ· αὐτὸς δὲ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἔκραζεν, Υἱὲ Δαβίδ, ἐλέησόν με.
SCR1894
και οι προαγοντες επετιμων αυτω ινα σιωπηση αυτος δε πολλω μαλλον εκραζεν υιε δαβιδ ελεησον με

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👤 David👤 Jesus Christ◆ Healing Blind Bartimaeus

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 32:26–28Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” “What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer…
  • Psalms 141:1I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
  • Luke 11:8–10I 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. So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given…
  • Luke 18:15Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
  • Matthew 26:40–44Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter. “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is…
  • Luke 18:38So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  • Luke 11:52Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
  • Jeremiah 29:12–13Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
  • Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  • Luke 19:39But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
  • Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
  • 2 Corinthians 12:8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
  • Luke 8:49While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”

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