Luke 18:38

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Matt 9:27 : 27 And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David.
Luke 18:39 : 39 And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Matt 15:22 : 22 And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
Matt 21:9 : 9 And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matt 21:15 : 15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,
Matt 22:42-45 : 42 saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The son] of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet? 45 If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?
Ps 62:12 : 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
Isa 11:1 : 1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
Jer 23:5 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Rom 1:3 : 3 concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,
Rev 22:16 : 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.
Matt 12:23 : 23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Luke 18:39-43
5 verses
94%
39And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
40And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
41{G3004} What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight; thy faith hath made thee whole.
43And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
Mark 10:46-52
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91%
46And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side.
47And 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.
48And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
49And Jesus stood still, and said, Call ye him. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calleth thee.
50And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
51And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.
52And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And straightway he received his sight, and followed him in the way.
Matt 20:30-34
5 verses
86%
30And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.
31And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.
32And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you?
33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34And Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and straightway they received their sight, and followed him.
Matt 9:26-27
2 verses
83%
26And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.
27And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David.
Luke 18:35-37
3 verses
82%
35And it came to pass, as he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
36and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant.
37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
Luke 17:13
77%
13and they lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Luke 9:38-39
2 verses
76%
38And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:
39and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him sorely.
Luke 8:28
76%
28And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Matt 17:14-15
2 verses
76%
14And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling to him, saying,
15Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water.
Matt 15:22-23
2 verses
75%
22And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
Mark 5:7
74%
7and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.
Matt 15:25
71%
25But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
Matt 12:23
71%
23And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?
Mark 3:11
71%
11And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
Ps 22:1
70%
1For the Chief Musician; set to Aijeleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [Why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my groaning?
Luke 4:41
70%
41And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
Mark 1:40
70%
40And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Matt 8:29
70%
29And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Mark 9:26
70%
26And having cried out, and torn him much, he came out: and the boy became as one dead; insomuch that the more part said, He is dead.
Matt 21:9
70%
9And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Mark 15:8
70%
8And the multitude went up and began to ask him [to do] as he was wont to do unto them.
Matt 8:5
70%
5And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Mark 15:35
70%
35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elijah.
Luke 18:13
69%
13But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote {G1519} his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.
Mark 5:19
69%
19And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house {G4675} unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and [how] he had mercy on thee.
Mark 15:13
69%
13And they cried out again, Crucify him.
Mark 1:25
69%
25And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
Mark 9:17
69%
17And one of the multitude answered {G2036} him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;
Mark 8:22
69%
22And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.
Mark 7:34
69%
34and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.