Luke 18:39 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does Luke 18:39 Mean?
The rebuke echoes the disciples turning back the infants a few scenes earlier: once again people near Jesus appoint themselves gatekeepers of his attention. A shouting beggar embarrasses a procession. But the man knows Jesus is within earshot for perhaps the only time in his life, and he refuses to be hushed.
His louder cry is the widow of the opening parable in flesh and blood — faith that will not faint. Every real prayer meets resistance somewhere, from others' disapproval or our own discouragement, and this man models the answer: let opposition raise your voice rather than lower it. Mercy comes to those too desperate to be respectable.
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What does Luke 18:39 mean?
Those at the front of the crowd tell him to be quiet, but he cries out all the more.