Luke 18:38 
Context| NET © | So 1 he called out, 2 “Jesus, Son of David, 3 have mercy 4 on me!” |
| NIV © | He called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" |
| NASB © | And he called out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" |
| NLT © | So he began shouting, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" |
| MSG © | He yelled, "Jesus! Son of David! Mercy, have mercy on me!" |
| BBE © | And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. |
| NRSV © | Then he shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" |
| NKJV © | And he cried out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" |
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| NET © | So 1 he called out, 2 “Jesus, Son of David, 3 have mercy 4 on me!” |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the blind man learning that Jesus was nearby. 2 tn Grk “called out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. 3 sn Jesus was more than a Nazarene to this blind person, who saw quite well that Jesus was Son of David. He understood what Luke 7:22-23 affirms. There was a tradition in Judaism that the Son of David (Solomon) had great powers of healing (Josephus, Ant. 8.2.5 [8.42-49]). 4 sn Have mercy on me is a request for healing (cf. 17:13). It is not owed the man. He simply asks for God’s kind grace. |
