Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionAnd, 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.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GAnd look — two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Yeshua was passing by, they cried out, saying, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageSuddenly, two blind men were sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'
BSB
Berean Standard BibleAnd 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!”
Footnotes
Son of David' (huios Dauid) is a Messianic title rooted in the Davidic covenant (2 Sam. 7; Ps. 89). In Matthew's Gospel it falls most often on the lips of marginalised petitioners — those with no social standing to press a claim. eleēson ('have mercy') echoes the Hebrew hen/hesed cluster — not a plea for pity alone, but a cry for covenant-love to act. The blind men's confession is more theologically perceptive than that of many who had full sight.
