Luke 18:39

18:39 And those who were in front ¹  scolded ²  him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted ³  even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Luke 19:27

19:27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, ⁴  bring them here and slaughter ⁵  them ⁶  in front of me!’”

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¹ sn That is, those who were at the front of the procession.

² tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar.

³ sn Public opinion would not sway the blind man from getting Jesus’ attention. The term shouted is strong as it can be used of animal cries.

⁴ tn Grk “to rule over them.”

⁵ tn This term, when used of people rather than animals, has some connotations of violence and mercilessness (L&N 20.72).

⁶ sn Slaughter them. To reject the king is to face certain judgment from him.