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Mark 10:48
Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The blind beggar addresses Jesus of Nazareth while a crowd of bystanders attempts to silence him. This confrontation occurs at the moment Jesus is passing through Jericho and the crowd is moving toward him.
The words — The Greek verb ἐπετὶμων (epetimōn) means "were rebuking," describing the crowd's authoritative command for quiet. The conjunction δὲ (de) translates as "but," marking the blind man's immediate reversal of their instruction.
The thread — Persistent appeal against opposition runs through Mark 7:26, where a foreign woman continues her request, and Genesis 32:24, where Jacob wrestles through the night. The blind man's undivided pursuit fulfills the condition stated in Jeremiah 29:13 to seek and find when searching with all the heart.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to maintain vocal pursuit of the target of their request despite external commands to stop. It demands active, persistent appeal rather than passive compliance with surrounding pressure.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- Mark 7:26 Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
- Genesis 32:24 So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
- Psalms 62:12 and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- Matthew 15:23 But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
- Matthew 19:13 Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
- Matthew 20:31 The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
- Mark 5:35 While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
- Luke 11:5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
- Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: