Luke 18:39-40

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!” 18:40 So ⁴  Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar ⁵  to be brought to him. When the man ⁶  came near, Jesus ⁷  asked him,

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 δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the beggar’s cries.

⁵ tn Grk “ordered him”; the referent (the blind beggar, v. 35) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the beggar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.