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.
KJV
καὶ ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζαρηνός ἐστιν, ἤρξατο κράζειν καὶ λέγειν· υἱὲ Δαυεὶδ Ἰησοῦ, ἐλέησόν με.
Greek NT
Qui cum audisset quia Jesus Nazarenus est, cœpit clamare, et dicere : Jesu fili David, miserere mei.
Vulgate
And 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.
ASV
Who when he had heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, began to cry out and to say: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- Ναζαρηνός — SBLGNT
- Ναζαρηνός — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Ναζωραῖός — Robinson-Pierpont
- Υἱὲ — SBLGNT
- Υἱὲ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2667This simple invocation of faith developed in the tradition of prayer under many forms in East and West. the most usual formulation, transmitted by the spiritual writers of the Sinai, Syria, and Mt. Athos, is the invocation, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us sinners." It combines the Christological hymn of Philippians 2:6-11 with the cry of the publican and the bl…
Cross-references
- Acts 13:22 — 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 fulfi
- John 7:52 — They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
- Luke 18:5 — Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
- Luke 18:36 — And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
- 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.
- Matt 9:27 — And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
- Matt 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.
- Matt 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.
- Rev 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.