^9:27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting,⁵⁰ “Have mercy⁵¹ on us, Son of David!”⁵²^9:28When⁵³ he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus⁵⁴ said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” ^9:29Then he touched their eyes saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” ^9:30And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about this.”

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Footnotes

50 Grk “shouting, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
51 Have mercy on us is a request for healing. It is not owed to the men. They simply ask for God’s kind grace.
52 There was a tradition in Judaism that the Son of David (Solomon) had great powers of healing (Josephus, 8.2.5 [8.42–49]).
53 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
54 Grk “to him, and Jesus.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be done to you.” And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they replied.

Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?”

They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”

Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out.”

NLTNew Living Translation

After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”

They went right into the house where he was staying, and Jesus asked them, “Do you believe I can make you see?”

“Yes, Lord,” they told him, “we do.”

Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.” Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And as Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” And when he came into the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be done for you.” And their eyes were opened, and Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one finds out.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

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