Matthäus 9:27

27 Und als Jesus von dannen weiterging, folgten ihm zwei Blinde, welche schrieen und sprachen: Erbarme dich unser, Sohn Davids!

Matthäus 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.

Matthäus 9:27 In-Context

25 Als aber die Volksmenge hinausgetrieben war, ging er hinein und ergriff sie bei der Hand; und das Mägdlein stand auf.
26 Und das Gerücht hiervon ging aus in jenes ganze Land.
27 Und als Jesus von dannen weiterging, folgten ihm zwei Blinde, welche schrieen und sprachen: Erbarme dich unser, Sohn Davids!
28 Als er aber in das Haus gekommen war, traten die Blinden zu ihm; und Jesus spricht zu ihnen: Glaubet ihr, daß ich dieses tun kann? Sie sagen zu ihm: Ja, Herr.
29 Dann rührte er ihre Augen an und sprach: Euch geschehe nach eurem Glauben.
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