GK
BIOLOGY
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Question
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Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!
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Son of David, come to me!
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Lord Jesus, have mercy on me
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was told by the crowd to be quiet. In their opinion, he did not deserve to have Jesus listen to him. Bartimaeus refused to be quiet and shouted all the louder as he wanted to meet Jesus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mark 10:46-52 is a reference point as Jesus moves to Jerusalem, the centre of power and authority in Judaism. In Jerusalem, faithlessness and spiritual blindness are portrayed in all their malevolence, vindictiveness and deadliness.
Detailed explanation-3: -Knowing he would not be able to make it through the press of people that surrounded Jesus, blind Bartimaeus called out to Jesus. “When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Detailed explanation-4: -Mark. 10. [47] And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. [48] And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.