Matthew 9:27

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

📖 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, 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 20:30-31 : 30 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. 31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
• Mark 10:46-48 : 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 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. 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
• Luke 18:38-39 : 38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
• Luke 20:41 : 41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
• Mark 12:35-37 : 35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David? 36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
• Matt 21:9 : 9 And the multitudes that went before, 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 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
• Matt 22:41-45 : 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
• Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
• Rom 1:3 : 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
• Rom 9:5 : 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
• Matt 1:1 : 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
• Matt 12:22-23 : 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
• Matt 17:15 : 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
• Mark 8:22-23 : 22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
• Mark 9:22 : 22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
• Luke 7:21 : 21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
• Luke 17:13 : 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
• Mark 11:10 : 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
• John 7:42 : 42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
• John 9:1-9 : 1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. 10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. 12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.