Bible Strands
Matthew 20:30
And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Two blind men sit beside the road as Jesus passes by Jericho with a large crowd. Upon hearing His approach, they address Him directly.
The words — τυφλοὶ (tuphloi) = blind identifies their physical state, while καθήμενοι (kathēmenoi) = sitting describes their posture beside the road.
The thread — The blind beggar’s plea appears in Mark 10:46, the guiding promise runs in Isaiah 42:16, and the healing pattern aligns with Matthew 12:22.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge Jesus as the Davidic Messiah and to pursue mercy directly despite physical limitation or crowd opposition.
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The Greek words
King 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.
Cross-references
- Mark 10:46 Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
- Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
- Matthew 12:22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
- Matthew 21:9 The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
- Matthew 21:14 The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
- Matthew 22:42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
- Psalms 146:8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
- Isaiah 29:18 On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
- Isaiah 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
- Isaiah 42:18 Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!