^5 (A)At Gibeon ^(B)the Lord appeared to Solomon ^(C)in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”

^2 (A)the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.

^5 (A)If any of you lacks wisdom, ^(B)let him ask God, ^(C)who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. ⁶ But ^(D)let him ask in faith, ^(E)with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like ^(F)a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

Solomon Prays for Wisdom

^7 (A)In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you.” ⁸ And Solomon said to God, “You have shown great and steadfast love to David my father, ^(B)and have made me king in his place. ⁹ O Lord God, ^(C)let your word to David my father be now fulfilled, for you have made me king over a people as numerous ^(D)as the dust of the earth. ¹⁰ Give me now wisdom and knowledge to ^(E)go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?” ¹¹ God answered Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked for ^(F)possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked for long life, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may govern my people over whom I have made you king, ¹² wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you ^(G)riches, possessions, and honor, ^(H)such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.”

^13 (A)Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that ^(B)the Father may be glorified in the Son. ^14 (C)If you ask me^[a] anything in my name, I will do it.

The Lord Raises Adversaries

⁹ And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because ^(A)his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, ^(B)who had appeared to him twice

³⁸ Jesus said to them, ^(A)“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ^(B)to drink the cup that I drink, or ^(C)to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” ³⁹ And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, ^(D)“The cup that I drink ^(E)you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, ^(F)you will be baptized, ⁴⁰ but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, ^(G)but it is for those for whom it has been ^(H)prepared.” ⁴¹ And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. ^42 (I)And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles ^(J)lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³ But ^(K)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 ^(L)slave^[b] of all. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man came not to be served but ^(M)to serve, and ^(N)to give his life as a ransom for ^(O)many.”

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

^46 (P)And they came to Jericho. And ^(Q)as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, ^(R)a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. ⁴⁷ And when he heard that it was ^(S)Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁸ And many ^(T)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, ^(U)“Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” ⁵⁰ And throwing off his ^(V)cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. ⁵¹ And Jesus said to him, ^(W)“What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, ^(X)“Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”

³⁶ And he said to them, ^(A)“What do you want me to do for you?”

The Flight to Egypt

¹³ Now when they had departed, behold, ^(A)an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”