| | They reached [[Jericho]]. As Jesus and His students emerged from the city, followed by a large crowd of people, they saw a blind man named Bartimaeus [pronounced bar-tih-MEE-uhs] son of Timaeus begging by the side of the road. When He heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me." Others told him to shut up, but he only shouted louder, "You, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus stopped in His tracks, asking that he be called over. Followers then welcomed the blind man, telling him, "Take heart and get up; He's calling you." Arising, the man threw off his coat and came to Jesus. Jesus said to the blind man: "What do you want Me to do for you?" The man replied: "Sir, I want you to make me able to see." Jesus said to him: "Go on your way; you have been healed because of your faith." The man immediately found that he could see, and started to follow Jesus' teachings. | | They reached [[Jericho]]. As Jesus and His students emerged from the city, followed by a large crowd of people, they saw a blind man named Bartimaeus [pronounced bar-tih-MEE-uhs] son of Timaeus begging by the side of the road. When He heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me." Others told him to shut up, but he only shouted louder, "You, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus stopped in His tracks, asking that he be called over. Followers then welcomed the blind man, telling him, "Take heart and get up; He's calling you." Arising, the man threw off his coat and came to Jesus. Jesus said to the blind man: "What do you want Me to do for you?" The man replied: "Sir, I want you to make me able to see." Jesus said to him: "Go on your way; you have been healed because of your faith." The man immediately found that he could see, and started to follow Jesus' teachings. |