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Matthew 20:30
ESV And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
NIV Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'
NASB And two people who were blind, sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, 'Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!'
CSB There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David! "
NLT Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'
KJV And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

What does Matthew 20:30 mean?

As Jesus is walking, followed by a large crowd, two blind men are sitting by the roadside. They realize who is going by and call out. They call Jesus the "Son of David," showing that they understand Him to be the Messiah. They ask Jesus to have mercy on them.

Mark (Mark 10:46–52) and Luke (Luke 18:35–43) mention only one of the blind men. Mark gives that man's name as Bartimaeus. The fact that they do not include a second blind man in their accounts does not mean that another man was not healed along with Bartimaeus, only that they focused on his interaction with Jesus. Jesus had healed another two blind men earlier in His ministry (Matthew 9:27–31). Though they were blind, those two also recognized that Jesus was the Messiah. Jesus praised their faith in Him and connected that faith with His healing of them. Now another two blind men have "seen" Jesus for who He is.
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