Mark 10:46-52
Chapter 10
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Heals a Blind Man
They arrived in Jericho. As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.47
When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by, he began to call out:
“Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me!”
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Many people scolded him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted even louder:
“Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Jesus stopped and said:
“Call him.”
So they called the blind man, saying:
“Take heart! Get up, he is calling you!”
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He immediately threw aside his cloak, jumped up, and went to Jesus.
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Then Jesus asked him:
“What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man said:
“Master, let me see again!”
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And Jesus said to him:
“Go your way, your faith has made you well.”
Immediately, he could see, and he followed Jesus along the road.
Commentaries
Heals a Blind Man.
The healing of Bartimaeus is Jesus’ final miracle in Mark’s Gospel. The people who are in darkness are about to see the light of the resurrection. Hearing the cry of a blind beggar, marginalized and asking for mercy even when others try to silence him, Jesus stops and calls him. Faith is about to perform another miracle. The blind man, leaving his cloak behind, abandons an “old” life to start a new one following Jesus. The one who was on the margins of the road now follows Jesus, who is the “way.”