King James Version
Matthew 9:27 in the King James Version says “And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.”
Matthew 9:27 · KJV
But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. the fame: or, this fame
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“departed”
G3855to lead near, i.e., (reflexively or intransitively) to go along or away
“when Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“followed”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“blind men”
G5185opaque (as if smoky), i.e., (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
“crying”
G2896properly, to "croak" (as a raven) or scream, i.e., (genitive case) to call aloud (shriek, exclaim, intreat)
“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
“Thou Son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
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