Mark 10 · Verse 47

Mark 10:47

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.
Mark 10:47, King James Version

Mark 10:47 in other translations

BSBWhen he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
WEBWhen he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”
ASVAnd when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
YLTand having heard that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and to say, ‘The Son of David--Jesus! deal kindly with me;'
DARBYAnd having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.
BBEAnd when it came to his ears that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he gave a cry, and said, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Mark 10:47 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 10:46-52

Bartimeus had heard of Jesus and his miracles, and learning that he was passing by, hoped to recover his eyesight. In coming to Christ for help and healing, we should look to him as the promised Messiah. The gracious calls Christ gives us to come to him, encourage our hope, that if we come to him we shall have what we come for. Those who would come to Jesus, must cast away the garment of their own sufficiency, must…

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Mark 10:47 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἀκούσαςakousashaving heardG191
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
ὁho<the>G3588
ΝαζαρηνόςNazarēnosof NazarethG3479
ἐστιν,estinit is,G1510
ἤρξατοērxatohe beganG757
κράζεινkrazeinto cry outG2896
καὶkaiandG2532
λέγειν·legeinto say;G3004
υἱὲhuieSonG5207
ΔαυὶδDauidof DavidG1138
Ἰησοῦ,IēsouJesus,G2424
ἐλέησόνeleēsondo have mercy onG1653
με.meme.G3165

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 10:47

  • Mark 1:24

    Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

  • Matthew 9:27

    And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

  • Matthew 15:22

    And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

  • Revelation 22:16

    I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

  • Acts 13:22-23

    And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

  • Luke 18:36-37

    And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

  • Matthew 26:71

    And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

  • John 19:19

    And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • John 7:52

    They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

  • Romans 1:3-4

    Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

  • Acts 6:14

    For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

  • John 7:41

    Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jesus.
Mt 2:23; 21:11; 26:71; Lu 4:16; 18:36,37; Joh 1:46; 7:41,52; 19:19
Ac 6:14
thou.
Isa 9:6,7; 11:1; Jer 23:5,6; Mt 1:1; 9:27; 12:23; 15:22; 20:30; 21:9
Mt 22:42-45; Ac 13:22,23; Ro 1:3,4; Re 22:16

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Context

  • Mark 10:46

    And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging.

  • Mark 10:47

    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.

  • Mark 10:48

    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.

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Mark 10:47 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y oyendo que era Jesús el Nazareno, comenzó á dar voces y decir: Jesús, Hijo de David, ten misericordia de mí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ayant entendu dire que c’était Jésus le Nazarénien, il se mit à crier et à dire: Fils de David, Jésus, aie pitié de moi!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als er hörte, daß es Jesus, der Nazarener sei, fing er an zu schreien und zu sagen: O Sohn Davids, Jesu, erbarme dich meiner!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui cum audisset quia Jesus Nazarenus est, cœpit clamare, et dicere: Jesu fili David, miserere mei.