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35 Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging.
35
As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
36 And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.
36
When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
37 So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
37
They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”
38 And he cried out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
38
He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
39
Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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