Matthew 20:30

Matthew 20:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!”

Context of Matthew 20:30

28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” 29As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 31The crowd demanded that they keep quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 32Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”

Matthew 20:30 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο τυφλοὶ καθήμενοι παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει, ἔκραξαν λέγοντες· ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς κύριε υἱὸς Δαυίδ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• blind menτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• sittingκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• byπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the way sideὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the way sideὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• when they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• passed byπαράγωparagō · to passG3855
• cried outκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Have mercy onἐλεέωeleeō · to have mercyG1653
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• O Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138

Cross-references for Matthew 20:30

• Matthew 9:27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
• Matthew 12:22Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to him. He healed him, so that the man could both speak and see.
• Matthew 21:14The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
• Psalms 146:8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. The Lord loves the righteous.
• Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of a document, and out of a deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
• Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them, and I will not abandon them.
• Isaiah 59:10We grope along a wall like the blind; we grope like those without eyes. We stumble at noon as though it were twilight; we are like the dead among those who are healthy.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners;
• Mark 10:46They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
• Luke 4:18The 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 release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
• Luke 7:21At that time Jesus healed many people of diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind people.
• John 9:1As he was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth.
• Matthew 12:23All the crowds were astounded and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
• Matthew 15:22Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came and kept crying out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely tormented by a demon.”
• Matthew 21:9Then the crowds who went ahead of him and those who followed shouted: Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!

Commentaries on Matthew 20:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Two blind men - Mark 10:46, and Luke 18:35, mention only one blind man, Bartimeus. Probably he was mentioned by the other evangelists, as being a person well known before and after his cure. Blindness of heart is a disorder of which, men seldom complain, or from which they desire to be delivered; and it is one property of this blindness, to keep the person from perceiving it, and to persuade him that his sight is good. Sitting by the way side - In the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-34Verses 29-34 See Mark 10:46-52, and Luke 18:35-43; Luke 19:1, where this account of his restoring to sight two blind men is also recorded. “And as they departed from Jericho.” This was a large town about eight miles west of the Jordan, and about 19 miles northeast from Jerusalem. Near to this city the Israelites crossed the Jordan when they entered into the land of Canaan, Joshua 3:16. It was the first city taken by Joshua, who destroyed it to the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-34Verses 29-34 It is good for those under the same trial, or infirmity of body or mind, to join in prayer to God for relief, that they may quicken and encourage one another. There is mercy enough in Christ for all that ask. They were earnest in prayer. They cried out as men in earnest. Cold desires beg denials. They were humble in prayer, casting themselves upon, and referring themselves cheerfully to, the Mediator's mercy. They showed faith in prayer, by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-34The 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).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:30

• Bartimeus (Bartimaeus)
• Blindness
• David
• Faith
• Jericho
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Agree
• Bartimaeus
• Blind
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Idle

Commentaries on Matthew 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings