Luke 18:39

18:39 And those who were in front ¹  scolded ²  him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted ³  even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Matthew 15:23

15:23 But he did not answer her a word. Then ⁴  his disciples came and begged him, ⁵  “Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”

Mark 10:47-48

10:47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, ⁶  “Jesus, Son of David, ⁷  have mercy ⁸  on me!” 10:48 Many scolded ⁹  him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

¹ sn That is, those who were at the front of the procession.

² tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar.

³ sn Public opinion would not sway the blind man from getting Jesus’ attention. The term shouted is strong as it can be used of animal cries.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”

⁵ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁷ tn Grk “to shout and to say.” The infinitive λέγειν (legein) is redundant here and has not been translated.

⁸ sn Jesus was more than a Nazarene to this blind person, who saw quite well that Jesus was Son of David. There was a tradition in Judaism that the Son of David (Solomon) had great powers of healing (Josephus, Ant. 8.2.5 [8.42-49]).

⁹ sn Have mercy on me is a request for healing. It is not owed the man. He simply asks for God’s kind grace.

¹⁰ tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar.