Matthew 9:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ παράγοντι ἐκεῖθεν τῷ Ἰησοῦ, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ δύο τυφλοὶ, κράζοντες, καὶ λέγοντες, Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Υἱὲ Δαυίδ,

Transliteration

And as paragonti from there Iēsou, ēkolouthēsan him two typhloi, krazontes, and legontes, Eleēson us, Huie David,

Grammar Details

• *paragonti*: present active participle, dative, masculine, singular - passing by
• *Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *ēkolouthēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - followed
• *typhloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - blind men
• *krazontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - crying out
• *legontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
• *Eleēson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - have mercy on
• *Huie*: vocative, masculine, singular - Son
• *David*: genitive, masculine, singular - of David

Word Meanings

• *paragonti*: passing by/going along
• *ēkolouthēsan*: followed/went after
• *typhloi*: blind men/blind people
• *krazontes*: crying out/shouting
• *Eleēson*: have mercy on/show compassion to
• *Huie David*: Son of David (Messianic title)

Referenced Verses

• Matt 15:22 : 22 And 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.
• Matt 20:30-31 : 30 And 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. 31 And the people gave them orders to be quiet; but they went on crying even louder, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.
• Mark 10:46-48 : 46 And 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. 47 And 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. 48 And 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.
• Luke 18:38-39 : 38 And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. 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.
• Luke 20:41 : 41 And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?
• Mark 12:35-37 : 35 And Jesus, when he was teaching in the Temple, said, How do the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? 36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put those who are against you under your feet. 37 David himself gives him the name of Lord; and how then is he his son? And the common people gave ear to him gladly.
• Matt 21:9 : 9 And 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 21:15 : 15 But 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,
• Matt 22:41-45 : 41 Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying, 42 What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David. 43 He says to them, How then does David in the Spirit give him the name of Lord, saying, 44 The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put under your feet all those who are against you? 45 If David then gives him the name of Lord, how is he his son?
• Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.
• Rom 1:3 : 3 About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David,
• Rom 9:5 : 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.
• Matt 1:1 : 1 The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
• Matt 12:22-23 : 22 Then they took to him one with an evil spirit, who was blind and had no power of talking: and he made him well so that he had the power of talking and seeing. 23 And all the people were surprised and said, Is not this the Son of David?
• Matt 17:15 : 15 Lord 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.
• Mark 8:22-23 : 22 And they came to Beth-saida. And they took a blind man to him, requesting him to put his hands on him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and went with him out of the town; and when he had put water from his mouth on his eyes, and put his hands on him, he said, Do you see anything?
• Mark 9:22 : 22 And frequently it has sent him into the fire and into the water, for his destruction; but if you are able to do anything, have pity on us, and give us help.
• Luke 7:21 : 21 At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.
• Luke 17:13 : 13 Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
• Mark 11:10 : 10 A blessing on the coming kingdom of our father David: Glory in the highest.
• John 7:42 : 42 Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?
• John 9:1-9 : 1 And when he went on his way, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth? 3 Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him. 4 While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes, 7 And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see. 8 Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people? 9 Some said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he. 10 So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open? 11 His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see. 12 And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.