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Matthew 20:30–31

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30And behold, there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they* heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us,g Son of David!” 31And the crowd rebuked them so that they would be quiet. But they called out all the more, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us,h Son of David!”

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  2. gSome manuscripts have “Have mercy on us, Lord”
  3. hSome manuscripts have “Have mercy on us, Lord”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd demanded that they keep quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

NLTNew Living Translation

Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

“Be quiet!” the crowd yelled at them.

But they only shouted louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.