Matthew 20:31
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And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us.

rebuked.

Matthew 15:23 Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us:

Matthew 19:13 Then were little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.

but they cried.

Matthew 7:7,8 Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. . . .

Genesis 32:25-29 And when he saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the sinew of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank. . . .

Luke 11:8-10 Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. . . .

Luke 18:1 And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray and not to faint,

*etc:

Luke 18:39 And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out much more: Son of David, have mercy on me.

Colossians 4:2 Be instant in prayer: watching in it with thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

Context
The Blind Men by the Road
30And behold two blind men sitting by the way side heard that Jesus passed by. And they cried out, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us. 31And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us. 32And Jesus stood and called them and said: What will ye that I do to you?…
Cross References
Matthew 9:27
And as Jesus passed from thence, there followed him two blind men crying out and saying, Have mercy on us, O Son of David.

Matthew 20:30
And behold two blind men sitting by the way side heard that Jesus passed by. And they cried out, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us.

Matthew 20:32
And Jesus stood and called them and said: What will ye that I do to you?

Lexicon
The
(Ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

crowd
ὄχλος (ochlos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

chided
ἐπετίμησεν (epetimēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2008: From epi and timao; to tax upon, i.e. Censure or admonish; by implication, forbid.

them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

to be silent,
σιωπήσωσιν (siōpēsōsin)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4623: To keep silence, be silent, either voluntarily or involuntarily. From siope; to be dumb; figuratively, to be calm.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

they shouted
ἔκραξαν (ekraxan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2896: To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to 'croak' or scream, i.e. to call aloud.

all the louder,
μεῖζον (meizon)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

“Lord,
Κύριε (Kyrie)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

Son
υἱὸς (huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of David,
Δαυίδ (Dauid)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1138: David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.

have mercy on
ἐλέησον (eleēson)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1653: To pity, have mercy on. From eleos; to compassionate.

us!”
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


Additional Translations
The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

And the crowd rebuked them that they should be silent. But they cried out all the more, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, you son of David.

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.

But the crowd rebuked them, that they might be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

The people angrily tried to silence them, but they cried all the louder. "O Sir, Son of David, pity us," they said.

The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, "Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!"

And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, 'Deal kindly with us sir -- Son of David.'
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