MARK 10:47 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And 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.”
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me — the Son of David title is the messianic-royal designation — the expected deliverer who would come from David's line to restore the kingdom. Bartimaeus uses the title correctly and insistently, connecting Jesus to the Davidic promise in a way that the disciples have not yet publicly articulated. Have mercy on me is the prayer of the Psalms (Psalm 51:1, 86:3) — the simplest, most comprehensive request: mercy.
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