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Berean Standard Bible

“Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!””

Mark 10:48

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Bartimaeus, a blind beggar sitting beside the road near Jericho, hears that Jesus of Nazareth is passing by. He begins to call out to him, using a title that recognizes him as the promised heir of David.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and many were rebuking him, that he might keep silent, but the more abundantly he cried out, 'Son of David, deal kindly with me.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y muchos le reñían, que callase: mas él daba mayores voces: Hijo de David, ten misericordia de mí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¡Cállate! —le gritaron algunos. Él gritó aun con más fuerza: ―¡Hijo de David, ten misericordia de mí!

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