Luke 18:39

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!”

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WEBBE

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!”

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.

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.

BBE

And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.

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Καὶ Kai And G2532 οἱ hoi those G3588 προάγοντες proagontes going before G4254 ἐπετίμων epetimōn were rebuking G2008 αὐτῷ autō him G846 ἵνα ina that G2443 σιγήσῃ sigēsē he may be silent G4601 αὐτὸς autos He himself G846 δὲ de however G1161 πολλῷ pollō much G4183 μᾶλλον mallon more G3123 ἔκραζεν ekrazen was crying out G2896 υἱὲ huie Son G5207 Δαυίδ Dauid of David G1138 ἐλέησόν eleēson do have mercy on G1653 με.¶ me me G3165

The early church

Those that went before Jesus, as He was coming, represent the multitude of carnal desires, and the busy crowd of vices which before that Jesus comes to our heart, scatter our thoughts, and disturb us even in our prayers. But the blind man cried out the more; for the more violently we are assailed by our restless thoughts, the more fervently ought we to give ourselves to prayer.
Gregory the Dialogist · d. 604Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Having been brought up a Jew, he was not ignorant that of the seed of David should God be born according to the flesh, and therefore he addresses Him as God, saying, Have mercy upon me. Would that those might imitate him who divide Christ into two. For he speaks of Christ as God, yet calls Him Son of David. But they marvel at the justice of his confession, and some even wished to prevent him from confessing his faith. But by checks of this kind his ardour was not damped. For faith is able to resist all, and to triumph over all. It is a good thing to lay aside shame in behalf of divine worship. For if for money's sake some are bold, is it not fitting when the soul is at stake, to put on a righteous boldness? As it follows, But he cried out the more, Son of David, & c.
Cyril of Alexandria · d. 444Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
And to show that our Lord did not even walk without doing good, He performed a miracle on the way, giving His disciples this example, that we should be profitable in all things, and that nothing in us should be in vain.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 35–43

This poor blind man sat by the wayside, begging. He was not only blind, but poor, the fitter emblem of the world of mankind which Christ came to heal and save. The prayer of faith, guided by Christ's encouraging promises, and grounded on them, shall not be in vain. The grace of Christ ought to be thankfully acknowledged, to the glory of God. It is for the glory of God if we follow Jesus, as those will do whose eyes are opened. We must praise God for his mercies to others, as well as for mercies to ourselves. Would we rightly understand these things, we must come to Christ, like the blind man, earnestly beseeching him to open our eyes, and to show us clearly the excellence of his precepts, and the value of his salvation.

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