Focused Passage

Matthew 20:29-34

The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind

Matthew moves from the parable of equal wages and kingdom generosity, to the first-last reversal, to Jesus’ third passion prediction, to status-seeking by James and John, to Jesus’ teaching on servant greatness, to the climactic ransom saying, and finally to the healing of two blind men who cry to the Son of David for mercy and follow him.

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29As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

30And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

31The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

32Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.

33“Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”

34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.

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References and Original Words

Verse 29

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction[As] theyαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Pluralwere leavingἐκπορευομένωνG1607Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .ἀπὸG575PrepositionJerichoἸεριχὼG2410Noun - Genitive Feminine Singulara largeπολύςG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλοςG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularfollowedἠκολούθησενG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 30

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionthere wereἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartwoδύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralblind [men]τυφλοὶG5185Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralsittingκαθήμενοιG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralbesideπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularroadὁδόνG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularWhen they heardἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas passing byπαράγειG3855Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthey cried outἔκραξανG2896Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularSonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof DavidΔαυίδG1138Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularhave mercy on«ἐλέησονG1653Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularusἡμᾶς»G1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Verse 31

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλοςG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularadmonishedἐπετίμησενG2008Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-ἵναG2443Conjunctionto be silentσιωπήσωσινG4623Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralbutδὲG1161Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey cried outἔκραξανG2896Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralall the louderμεῖζονG3173Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative-λέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularSonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof DavidΔαυίδG1138Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularhave mercy on«ἐλέησονG1653Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularusἡμᾶς»G1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Verse 32

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-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularstoppedστὰςG2476Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] calledἐφώνησενG5455Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulardo you wantθέλετεG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralMe to doποιήσωG4160Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singularfor youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe askedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 33

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LordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularthey answeredΛέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularletἵναG2443ConjunctionourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμοὶG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralbe openedἀνοιγῶσινG455Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 34

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionMoved with compassionΣπλαγχνισθεὶςG4697Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartouchedἥψατοG680Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluraleyesὀμμάτωνG3659Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionat onceεὐθέωςG2112Adverbthey received their sightἀνέβλεψανG308Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfollowedἠκολούθησανG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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