Mark 10:47-48 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

This passage of story agrees with that, Matt. 20:29 Only that there were told of two blind men; here, and Luke 18:35; only of one: but if there were two, there was one. This one is named here, being a blind beggar that was much talked of; he was called Bartimeus, that is, the son of Timeus; which, some think, signifies the son of a blind man; he was the blind son of a blind father, which made the case worse, and the cure more wonderful, and the more proper to typify the spiritual cures wrought... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 10:46-52

10:46-52 They went to Jericho. As Jesus was passing through Jericho, on his way out of the city--his disciples and a great crowd were with him--Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there he began to shout. "Son of David!" he cried, "Jesus! Have pity on me!" Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted all the more, "Son of David! Have pity on me!" Jesus came to a stop. "Call him here!" he said. They... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 10:47

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth ,.... "That passed by", as reads the Persic version; which he might learn, by inquiring the meaning of such a multitude of people, and the noise; or he might hear his name frequently mentioned, and it said, that, he, was coming, or passing by: he began to cry out ; aloud, and with great vehemency, and often repeating it: and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me : he did not call him Jesus of Nazareth, as the common people... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 10:48

And many charged him that he should hold his peace ,.... 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 Matthew 20:31 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

Blind Bartimaeus. It is not without a purpose that the evangelists have put upon record so many of our Lord's miracles wrought on behalf of the blind. In all such miracles the "sign" is prominent, the moral lesson is instructive, impressive, and encouraging. I. We recognize, in the privation of Bartimaeus, AN EMBLEM OF THE SINNER 'S STATE . For: 1 . The sinner is without spiritual knowledge. The blind are necessarily, by their deprivation of the highest of the senses,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

Blind Bartimaeus. I. THE BEHAVIOUR OF THOSE WHO ARE IN EARNEST ABOUT BEING SAVED . They will: 1 . Seize every opportunity that presents itself. 2 . Make the most of it , by 3 . Not be easily discouraged. 4 . Hasten to do what Jesus commands. II. THE SPIRIT THAT OUGHT TO BE SHOWN BY CHRIST 'S SERVANTS TOWARDS THOSE SEEKING SALVATION . TWO standards of conduct observed by them, viz. the dignity and glory of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

Blind Bartimaeus: the publicity of Christ's miracles. Our Lord stood face to face with men. He said with truth, "I spake openly to the world, and in secret have! said nothing." His life was spent in the glare of publicity. His miracles were not performed among chosen witnesses, who might be interested in the propagation of what was false; nor in the secrecy of some convent or retreat. They were wrought on the mountain-side, in full view of five thousand men, besides women and children; in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

Bartimaeus. On the roadside near Jericho sat a blind beggar, making his appeals to the pilgrims that passed up to Jerusalem to attend the feast. "A great multitude" accompanied Jesus on his leaving Jericho on his way to the holy city. The tramp of many feet and the hum of many voices caught the quick ear of the sufferer, and "he inquired what this meant." Learning it was "Jesus of Nazareth," he, having evidently some knowledge of the great Healer, cried aloud, "Jesus, thou Son of David,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

Blind Bartimaeus. Viewed from the side of Christ, the incident may teach— I. THE OPENING OF THE EYES OF THE BLIND IS THE MISSION OF CHRISTIANITY . If the physical boon be great, let it express for us the far greater spiritual boon. Ignorance is painfully felt by large numbers. Few who have not received a good education but bitterly feel the lack at some period or other of their life. In spreading knowledge freely we follow the example of Christ. II. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

Parallel passages: Matthew 20:29-34 ; Luke 18:35-43 — The cure of two blind men at Jericho. I. BLIND BARTIMAEUS . 1 . His condition was blind ; he was deprived of that most valuable sense of sight. He was a stranger to the beauties of nature. "The light is sweet, and a plant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun;" but that sun, that light, those beauties, those bright colors of sky or earth or sea; those lovely forms that appear in the heaven above, the earth beneath,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 10:46-52

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 10:47

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 10:48

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 10:46-52

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