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Luke 18:35–39

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Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

35sAs he drew near to Jericho, ta blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37They told him, u“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38And he cried out, “Jesus, vSon of David, have mercy on me!” 39And those who were in front wrebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

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Cross references

  1. sFor ver. 35–43, see Matt. 20:29–34; Mark 10:46–52
  2. tJohn 9:1, 8
  3. uMatt. 2:23
  4. vSee Matt. 1:1; 9:27
  5. wver. 15

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NIVNew International Version (2011)

As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”

He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what was happening. “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.

So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

NLTNew Living Translation

As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. They told him that Jesus the Nazarene was going by. So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

“Be quiet!” the people in front yelled at him.

But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting on the side of the road begging. And when he heard a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. And they told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.” And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” And those who were in front rebuked him, that he should be silent, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 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.