Mark 10:47 (LSB)

Passage

And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Nearby Context

Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

Mark 10:46 Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.

Mark 10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Mark 10:48 And many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Mark 10:49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, get up! He is calling for you.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "heard", "jesus", "nazarene", "began", 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 "Then they came to Jericho And as..." into verse 48's "And many were sternly telling him to...", 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.