⁴⁷ When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene,^(A) he began to cry out, “Son of David,^(B) Jesus, have mercy^(C) on me!”^{(D) 48} Many people told him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me,^(E) Son of David!”

⁴⁹ Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage!^(F) Get up; He’s calling for you.”