Luke 18:39 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 18:39

Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Tertullian

Against Marcion Book IV (220)

Why then did the blind man, on hearing that He was passing by, exclaim, "Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me? " unless he was considered, in no uncertain manner, to be the Son of David (in other words, to belong to David's family) through his mother and his brethren, who at some time or other had been made known to him by public notoriety? "Those, however, who went before rebuked the blind man, that he should hold his peace."

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Cyril of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (444)

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.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The miracle described in these verses is rich in instruction. It was one of the great works which witnessed that Christ was sent by the Father. (John 5:36.) But this is not all. It contains also some lively patterns of spiritual things which deserve attentive study. We see, for one thing, in this passage — the importance of diligence in the use of means. We are told of "a certain blind man who sat by the wayside begging." He sought the place where his pitiful condition was most likely to attract notice.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
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 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 18:15
Now 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.
leads to
- Matthew 19:13–15
  Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
- Mark 10:13–16
  Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
- 1 Samuel 1:24
  Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him…
Through
Psalms 141:1
I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
leads to
- Psalms 70:5
  But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
- Psalms 71:12
  Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
- Psalms 40:13
  Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.
- Psalms 143:7
  Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
- Psalms 69:17–18
  Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!

About Luke

The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

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06About Luke

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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About Luke