Matthew 20:30

Translations

Modern

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!”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And behold, two blind men sitting beside the road, having heard that Jesus is passing by, cried out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Latin

…et ecce duo cæci sedentes secus viam audierunt quia Jesus transiret: et clamaverunt, dicentes: Domine, miserere nostri, fili David.

Original

Greek

English

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!”

Notes

Matthew 20:29–34

The blind men’s expression of faith in the Son of David was an acknowledgment of Jesus as the Messiah (see Matthew 21:9; 22:42; 2 Samuel 7:12–16).

Theme notes and profiles

Compassionate Healer God’s Covenant with David

Events

Healing Blind Bartimaeusc. AD 30

Related verses

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 22:42
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
Matthew 12:22–23
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.
Luke 7:21
At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
Isaiah 35:5–6
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
John 9:1–12
Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
Acts 2:30
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
Luke 4:18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
Matthew 15:22
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

Parallels

Mark 10:46–52 Luke 18:35–43

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Blindness Gospel of Matthew Jordan River

Topics

Bartimeus (Bartimaeus): A Blind Man Blindness: The Miraculous Healing of Bartimaeus David: King of Israel: Jesus Called Son of Faith: Faith in Christ: Blind Bartimaeus and a Fellow Blind Man Highways: Beggars Sat by Sides of Jericho: A City East of Jerusalem and Near the Jordan River: Blind Men Healed At, by Jesus Jesus, the Christ: Heals Two Blind Men (At Jericho) Jesus, the Christ: Humanity of Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of Two Blind Men Cured Near Jericho Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Restores Sight to Two Blind Men Near Jericho Prayer: Importunity in The Two Blind Men of Jericho

Matthew 20:30

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