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Mark 10:48 KJV
Mark · chapter 10 · verse 48
And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.Mark 10:48 · King James Version
Mark 10:48 in context
46And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
47And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
48And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
49And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
50And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- chargedepitimaōto show honour to, to honour, to raise the price of, to adjudge, award, in the sense of…G2008 →
- peacesiōpaōto be silent, hold one's peace, used of one's silence because dumb, metaph. of a calm…G4623 →
- criedkrazōto croak, of the cry of a raven, hence, to cry out, cry aloud, vociferate, to cry or pray…G2896 →
- Daviddabidsecond king of Israel, and ancestor of Jesus ChristG1138 →
- mercyeleeōto have mercy on, to help one afflicted or seeking aid, to help the afflicted, to bring…G1653 →
- manypolysmany, much, largeG4183 →
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This passage of story agrees with that, Mat 20:29, etc. Only that there were told of two blind men; here, and Luk 18:35, only of one: but if there were two, there was one. This one is named here, being a blind beggar that was much talked of; he was called Bartimeus, that is, the son of Timeus;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 46-52