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 Parallel

Luke 18:1 introduces the theme of persistent prayer — the blind man's continued crying despite rebuke illustrates this directly.

Luke 18:15 Parallel

In Luke 18:15, the disciples rebuke those bringing children to Jesus — parallel to the crowd rebuking the blind man here.

Luke 18:5 Related theme

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 Parallel

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 Parallel

Mark 10:48 records the same rebuke from the crowd and the blind man's intensified cry — direct parallel to this verse.