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Mark 10:48

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 10:48 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Mark 10:48 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
45For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
46And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side.
47And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
48And 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.
49And Jesus stood still, and said, Call ye him. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calleth thee.
50And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
51And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And many charged him that he should hold his peace, etc..] 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 “<402031>Matthew 20:31”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 20:29-34. Mark 10:46 Blind Bartimeus - Matthew says there were two. Mark mentions but one, though he does not deny that there was another. He mentions this man because he was well known - Bartimeus, the “blind man.” Mark 10:50 Casting away his garment - That is, his outer garment - the one that was thrown loosely over him. See the notes at Matthew 5:40. He threw it off, full of joy at the prospect of being healed, and that he might run without impediment to Jesus. This may be used to illustrate - though it had no such original reference - the manner in which a sinner should come to Jesus. He should throw away the garments of his own…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“many: Mar 5:35; Mat 19:13, Mat 20:31; Luk 18:39 but: Mar 7:26-29; Gen 32:24-28; Jer 29:13; Mat 15:23-28; Luk 11:5-10, Luk 18:1-8; Eph 6:18; Heb 5:7 have: Psa 62:12 Mark 10:49”
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