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AndΚαὶas Jesusτῷ Ἰησοῦpassed onπαράγοντιfrom there,ἐκεῖθενtwoδύοblind menτυφλοὶfollowedἠκολούθησανhim,αὐτῷcrying outκράζοντεςandκαὶsaying,λέγοντες“Have mercy onἘλέησονus,ἡμᾶςSonυἱὲof David!”Δαυίδ
Matthew 9:27
Study it in the app“And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 9:27, word by word
- as 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).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- passed onπαράγοντιparagonti
pass by
To go along near someone or something, without stopping.
Where else “paragonti” appears- from thereἐκεῖθενekeithen
from there
From there.
Where else “ekeithen” appears- twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- blind menτυφλοὶtyphloi
blind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “typhloi” appears- followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsan
follow
To walk behind someone, going with them wherever they go.
Where else “ēkolouthēsan” appears- crying outκράζοντεςkrazontes
cry out
Shout, cry out.
Where else “krazontes” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “Have mercy onἘλέησονEleēson
have mercy
Show mercy, take pity; in the passive, receive mercy.
Where else “Eleēson” appears- Sonυἱὲhuie
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huie” appears- of DavidΔαυίδDauid
David
David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).
Where else “Dauid” appears
The context
26And this report went out into all that land.
27 · This verse (above)
28When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to him, “Yes, Lord.”
To study Matthew 9 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus say to the paralyzed man before healing him, and how did some scribes react (vv. 2–3)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” as he sat with them (vv. 10–13)?
3. How I live it
Jesus saw the crowds with compassion (v. 36). Whom around you could you look at with more compassion today?