Mark 10:42-11:11

English Standard Version

^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 ² 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. ³ If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” ⁴ And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. ⁵ And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” ⁶ And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. ⁷ And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. ⁸ And many ^(X)spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. ⁹ 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.