Luke 18:38
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38 (A)He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David,[a] have pity on me!”
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- 18:38 Son of David: the blind beggar identifies Jesus with a title that is related to Jesus’ role as Messiah (see note on Lk 2:11). Through this Son of David, salvation comes to the blind man. Note the connection between salvation and house of David mentioned earlier in Zechariah’s canticle (Lk 1:69). See also note on Mt 9:27.
Matthew 9:27
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27 (A)And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed [him], crying out, “Son of David,[a] have pity on us!”(B)
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- 9:27 Son of David: this messianic title is connected once with the healing power of Jesus in Mark (Mk 10:47–48) and Luke (Lk 18:38–39) but more frequently in Matthew (see also Mt 12:23; 15:22; 20:30–31).
Matthew 15:22
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22 And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.”
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