Mark 10:47 (ASV)

Passage

And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:45 For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Mark 10:46 And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side.

Mark 10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

Mark 10:48 And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

Mark 10:49 And Jesus stood still, and said, Call ye him. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calleth thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "heard", "jesus", "nazarene", "began", "thou", and "david". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "heard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 46's "And they come to Jericho and as..." into verse 48's "And many rebuked him that he should...", so "mercy" and "heard" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.