King James Version
Luke 18:38 in the King James Version says “And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”
Luke 18:38 · KJV
And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.
And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“saying”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“thou Son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
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