Mark - 10:48

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48 Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out much more, "You son of David, have mercy on me!"

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 10:48.

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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.
And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace; but he cried a great deal the more: Son of David, have mercy on me.
And many rebuked him, that he might be silent; but he cried so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.
and many were rebuking him, that he might keep silent, but the more abundantly he cried out, 'Son of David, deal kindly with me.'
Many angrily told him to leave off shouting; but he only cried out all the louder, "Son of David, have pity on me."
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.
Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he shouted all the louder, 'Son of David, have mercy on me.'
And many admonished him to be quiet. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, take pity on me."
Many of the people kept telling him to be quiet; but the man continued to call out all the louder, "Son of David, take pity on me."

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And many charged him that he should hold his peace,.... And be silent, and not call him the son of David, at least; nor ask any thing of him:
but he cried the more a great deal: he lifted up his voice more loudly, and repeated the same words quicker and oftener, and with greater vehemency and importunity:
thou son of David, have mercy on me; See Gill on Matthew 20:31.

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