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45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a [a]ransom for many.”

Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

46 Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road [as was his custom].(A) 47 When Bartimaeus heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and say, “Jesus, [b]Son of David (Messiah), have mercy on me!”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:45 I.e. to die so that believers may be freed from the power of sin and death.
  2. Mark 10:47 A common Messianic title recognizing the Messiah as a descendant of David.

45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,(A) and to give his life as a ransom for many.”(B)

Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight(C)

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,(D) he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David,(E) have mercy on me!”

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