Luke 18:38

“And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!””

Luke 18:38 · direct translation from the Greek
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Luke 18:38, word by word

he cried outἐβόησενeboēsen

cry out

Cry out, shout loudly.

Where else “eboēsen” appears
sayingλέγωνlegōn

say

To express something in words to others.

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“JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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Sonυἱὲhuie

Son

Jesus, the Son of God.

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of DavidΔαυίδDauid

David

David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).

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have mercy onἐλέησόνeleēson

have mercy

Show mercy, take pity; in the passive, receive mercy.

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Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

The blind man at Jericho

Matthew 20:29-34Mark 10:46-52

See them side by side

Luke 18:35-43

35And it happened, as he was drawing near to Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting beside the road begging. 36And hearing a crowd going by, he asked what this might be. 37And they told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.” 38And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39And those who were going ahead were rebuking him so that he would be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40And Jesus, stopping, ordered him to be brought to him. And when he had come near, he asked him, 41“What do you want me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, that I may regain my sight.” 42And Jesus said to him, “Regain your sight; your faith has made you well.” 43And immediately he regained his sight and was following him, glorifying God; and all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.

Matthew 20:29-34

29And as they were going out from Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30And look, two blind men sitting beside the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 31But the crowd rebuked them so that they would be silent; but they cried out louder, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 32And Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” 33They say to him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.” 34And Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes, and at once they regained their sight and followed him.

Mark 10:46-52

46And they come to Jericho. And as he was leaving from Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting beside the road. 47And hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me!” 48And many were rebuking him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they call the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.” 50And he, throwing off his cloak, sprang up and came to Jesus. 51And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbouni, let me see again.” 52And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” And at once he regained his sight and was following him on the way.

The context

37And they told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”

38 · This verse (above)

39And those who were going ahead were rebuking him so that he would be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Read all of Luke 18

To study Luke 18 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    In the parable of the two men praying in the temple, what does each one say, and who goes home declared righteous? (vv. 10-14)

  2. 2. What it means

    What does Jesus ask of the rich ruler, and how does he react? What does Jesus say about what is impossible and possible with God? (vv. 18-27)

  3. 3. How I live it

    The blind man kept shouting though people told him to be quiet, and Jesus asked what he wanted (vv. 38-41). What would you ask Jesus today?

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