Luke 18:39
And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Cross-references
Luke 18:1 introduces the theme of persistent prayer — the blind man's continued crying despite rebuke illustrates this directly.
In Luke 18:15, the disciples rebuke those bringing children to Jesus — parallel to the crowd rebuking the blind man here.
Luke 18:5 shows the widow's persistence wearing down the judge — an illustration of persistent faith that echoes the blind man's refusal to be quieted.
In Luke 11:8-10, Jesus teaches about persistence in prayer — the blind man's persistent cry exemplifies this principle.
Luke 17:13 has ten lepers crying out 'Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!' — same plea for mercy from desperate sufferers.
In Genesis 32:26-28, Jacob clings to God until blessed — mirrors the blind man's refusal to stop crying out despite rebuke.
In Matthew 9:27, two blind men cry 'Son of David, have mercy!' — nearly identical plea, same title, same situation.
In Matthew 15:22, the Canaanite woman cries 'Son of David, have mercy on me!' — same urgent plea for mercy from a different petitioner.
In Matthew 20:31, the crowd also rebukes the blind men to be silent, but they cry out louder — identical scene, same persistence.
Mark 10:48 records the same rebuke from the crowd and the blind man's intensified cry — direct parallel to this verse.