A Blind Man Healed

⁴⁶ They^(A) came to Jericho.^(B) And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind^(C) beggar,^(D) was sitting by the road.^{(E) 47} When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,^(F) he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David,^(G) have mercy^(H) on me!” ^{(I) 48} Many warned him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me,^(J) Son of David!”

⁴⁹ Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage!^(K) Get up; he’s calling for you.” ⁵⁰ He threw off his coat,^(L) jumped up, and came to Jesus.

⁵¹ Then Jesus answered him, “What do you want^(M) me to do for you?”

“Rabboni,”^[a](N) the blind man said to him, “I want to see.”

⁵² Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you.”^(O) Immediately he could see and began to follow Jesus on the road.

A Blind Man Receives His Sight

³⁵ As^(A) he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. ³⁶ Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what was happening. ³⁷ “Jesus of Nazareth^(B) is passing by,” they told him.

³⁸ So he called out,^(C) “Jesus, Son of David,^(D) have mercy^(E) on me!” ³⁹ Then those in front told him to keep quiet,^[a] but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰ Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to him. When he came closer, he asked him, ⁴¹ “What do you want me to do for you?”

“Lord,” he said, “I want to see.”

⁴² “Receive your sight,”^(F) Jesus told him. “Your faith has saved you.”^{(G) 43} Instantly he could see, and he began to follow him, glorifying God.^(H) All the people,^(I) when they saw it, gave praise to God.