Matthew 9:27

27 And as Iesus departed thence two blynde men folowed hym crying and saying: O thou sonne of David have mercy on vs.

Matthew 9:27 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 9:27

And when Jesus departed thence
From the house of Jairus, to another in the same city;

two blind men followed him:
very closely, by the direction of others, having heard of the miracle just now performed by him; and from thence concluded he was able to restore them to their sight;

crying and saying,
with great faith and fervour, with much importunity, and frequently repeating the following words,

thou son of David, have mercy on us.
Whence it appears, that they firmly believed, and were fully persuaded, that he was the true Messiah; for "the son of David" was a known character of the Messiah among the Jews: nothing was more common than to call him by this title, without any other additional epithet, (See Gill on Matthew 1:1), and since it had been prophesied of the Messiah, that he should "open the eyes of the blind", ( Isaiah 35:5 Isaiah 42:7 ) they might be greatly encouraged to hope and believe they should obtain mercy from him in this respect.

Matthew 9:27 In-Context

25 Assone as ye people were put forthe he went in and toke her by ye hond and the mayde arose.

26 And this was noysed through out all that lande.

27 And as Iesus departed thence two blynde men folowed hym crying and saying: O thou sonne of David have mercy on vs.

28 And when he was come to housse the blynd came to hym And Iesus sayde vnto them: Beleve ye that I am able to do thys? And they sayde vnto hym: ye Lorde.

29 Then touched he their eyes saying: acordynge to youre faythe be it vnto you.