Matthew 20:31

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the people gave them orders to be quiet; but they went on crying even louder, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.

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  • Matt 19:13 : 13 Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.
  • Luke 11:8-9 : 8 I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of. 9 And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you. 10 For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.
  • Luke 18:1-8 : 1 And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired; 2 Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man: 3 And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong. 4 And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man, 5 Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming. 6 And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge. 7 And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it? 8 I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
  • Luke 18:39 : 39 And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
  • Col 4:2 : 2 Give yourselves to prayer at all times, keeping watch with praise;
  • 1 Thess 5:17 : 17 Keep on with your prayers.
  • Gen 32:25-29 : 25 But when the man saw that he was not able to overcome Jacob, he gave him a blow in the hollow part of his leg, so that his leg was damaged. 26 And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing. 27 Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome. 29 Then Jacob said, What is your name? And he said, What is my name to you? Then he gave him a blessing.
  • Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you: 8 Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.
  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 18:35-41
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    90%

    35And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

    36And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

    37And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.

    38And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

    39And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.

    40And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,

    41What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

  • Matt 20:29-30
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    89%

    29And when they were going out from Jericho, a great number went after him.

    30And two blind men seated by the wayside, when they had the news that Jesus was going by, gave a loud cry, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.

  • Mark 10:46-49
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    88%

    46And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.

    47And 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.

    48And some of them, turning in protest, gave him an order to be quiet: but he went on crying out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

    49And Jesus came to a stop and said, Let him come. And crying out to the blind man, they said to him, Be comforted: come, he has sent for you.

  • Matt 20:32-34
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    32And Jesus, stopping, sent for them, and said, What would you have me do to you?

    33They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open.

    34And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

  • Matt 9:27
    82%

    27And when Jesus went on from there, two blind men came after him, crying out, Have mercy on us, you Son of David.

  • Luke 17:13
    76%

    13Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

  • Matt 15:22-23
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    74%

    22And a woman of Canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.

    23But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.

  • Matt 21:15-16
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    15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him,

    16Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?

  • Matt 17:14-15
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    14And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,

    15Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.

  • Luke 20:41
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    41And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?

  • Luke 4:41
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    41And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

  • Luke 23:21
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    21But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

  • Mark 15:8
    72%

    8And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.

  • Mark 10:51
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    51And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.

  • Luke 19:39-40
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    39And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

    40And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

  • Mark 10:35-36
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    35And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?

    36And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

  • Matt 12:23
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    23And all the people were surprised and said, Is not this the Son of David?

  • Mark 15:13
    71%

    13And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

  • Matt 21:9
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    9And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest.

  • Matt 8:29
    71%

    29And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?

  • Mark 1:25
    71%

    25And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.

  • Matt 15:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

    31So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

  • Luke 9:38
    70%

    38And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child:

  • Mark 5:7
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    7And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

  • Luke 4:35
    69%

    35And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

  • Mark 3:11
    69%

    11And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.

  • Luke 23:23
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    23But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

  • Luke 19:37
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    37And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

  • Mark 12:37
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    37David himself gives him the name of Lord; and how then is he his son? And the common people gave ear to him gladly.

  • Luke 8:28
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    28And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

  • Ps 20:9
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    9Come to our help, Lord: let the king give ear to our cry.

  • Matt 22:42
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    42What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David.