42 (A)And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles (B)lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But (C)it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,[a] 44 and whoever would be first among you must be (D)slave[b] of all. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but (E)to serve, and (F)to give his life as a ransom for (G)many.”

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

46 (H)And they came to Jericho. And (I)as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, (J)a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was (K)Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And many (L)rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, (M)“Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” 50 And throwing off his (N)cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus said to him, (O)“What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, (P)“Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; (Q)your faith has (R)made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.

The Triumphal Entry

11 (S)Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to (T)Bethphage and Bethany, at (U)the Mount of Olives, Jesus[c] sent (V)two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, (W)on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. And many (X)spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, (Y)“Hosanna! (Z)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is (AA)the coming (AB)kingdom of (AC)our father (AD)David! (AE)Hosanna (AF)in the highest!”

11 (AG)And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, (AH)he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:43 Greek diakonos
  2. Mark 10:44 Or bondservant, or servant (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
  3. Mark 11:1 Greek he

42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(A) 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,(B) and to give his life as a ransom for many.”(C)

Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight(D)

46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,(E) he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David,(F) have mercy on me!”

48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” 50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.

The blind man said, “Rabbi,(G) I want to see.”

52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.”(H) Immediately he received his sight and followed(I) Jesus along the road.

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(J)(K)

11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany(L) at the Mount of Olives,(M) Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden.(N) Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”

They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.(O) As they untied it, some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

“Hosanna![a]

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[b](P)

10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”

“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”(Q)

11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.(R)

Footnotes

  1. Mark 11:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 10
  2. Mark 11:9 Psalm 118:25,26