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Selected Verse: Matthew 20:30 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Mt 20:30	Strong Concordance	And [2532], behold [2400], two [1417] blind men [5185] sitting [2521] by the way [3598] side [3844], when they heard [191] that [3754] Jesus [2424] passed by [3855], cried out [2896], saying [3004], Have mercy [1653] on us [2248], O Lord [2962], thou Son [5207] of David [1138].
	King James	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.

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The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
two blind men A discrepancy has been imagined between this account and those in (Mar 10:46); (Luk 18:35). Matthew and Mark obviously refer to a work of healing as Jesus departed from Jericho. Bartimaeus, the active one of the two, the one who cried, "Jesus, thou Son of David," is specifically mentioned by Mark. Of the other one of the "two," we know nothing. The healing described by (Luk 18:35) occurred before Jesus entered Jericho. As to the form of appeal, "Son of David", (compare (Mat 9:27); (Mat 15:22); (Mat 21:9), Jesus must have been so addressed constantly. The narratives therefore supplement, but in no way contradict each other.

The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]

two blind men

A discrepancy has been imagined between this account and those in (Mar 10:46); (Luk 18:35). Matthew and Mark obviously refer to a work of healing as Jesus departed from Jericho. Bartimaeus, the active one of the two, the one who cried, "Jesus, thou Son of David," is specifically mentioned by Mark. Of the other one of the "two," we know nothing. The healing described by (Luk 18:35) occurred before Jesus entered Jericho. As to the form of appeal, "Son of David",

(compare (Mat 9:27); (Mat 15:22); (Mat 21:9),

Jesus must have been so addressed constantly. The narratives therefore supplement, but in no way contradict each other.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
That Jesus passed by (ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει) The ὅτι is equivalent to quotation marks. They heard the crowd cry Jesus, is passing!

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

That Jesus passed by (ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει)

The ὅτι is equivalent to quotation marks. They heard the crowd cry Jesus, is passing!

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Behold two blind men cried out - St. Mark and St. Luke mention only one of them, blind Bartimeus. He was far the more eminent of the two, and, as it seems, spoke for both.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Behold two blind men cried out - St. Mark and St. Luke mention only one of them, blind Bartimeus. He was far the more eminent of the two, and, as it seems, spoke for both.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Two blind men - Mar 10:46, and Luk 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 likeliest place to receive alms, because of the multitudes going and coming between Jerusalem and Jericho. Cried out - In the midst of judgments God remembers mercy. Though God had deprived them, for wise reasons, of their eyes, he left them the use of their speech. It is never so ill with us, but it might be much worse: let us, therefore, be submissive and thankful. Have mercy on us - Hearing that Jesus passed by, and not knowing whether they should ever again have so good an opportunity of addressing him, they are determined to call, and call earnestly. They ask for mercy, conscious that they deserve nothing, and they ask with faith - Son of David, acknowledging him as the promised Messiah.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Two blind men - Mar 10:46, and Luk 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 likeliest place to receive alms, because of the multitudes going and coming between Jerusalem and Jericho.

Cried out - In the midst of judgments God remembers mercy. Though God had deprived them, for wise reasons, of their eyes, he left them the use of their speech. It is never so ill with us, but it might be much worse: let us, therefore, be submissive and thankful.

Have mercy on us - Hearing that Jesus passed by, and not knowing whether they should ever again have so good an opportunity of addressing him, they are determined to call, and call earnestly. They ask for mercy, conscious that they deserve nothing, and they ask with faith - Son of David, acknowledging him as the promised Messiah.

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