The Third Prediction of His Death

³¹ Then^(A) he took the Twelve aside and told them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem.^(B) Everything that is written^(C) through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.^{(D) 32} For he will be handed over to the Gentiles,^(E) and he will be mocked,^(F) insulted, spit^(G) on; ³³ and after they flog him, they will kill him, and he will rise on the third day.”^(H)

³⁴ They understood none of these things.^(I) The meaning of the saying^[a](J) was hidden^(K) from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

A Blind Man Receives His Sight

³⁵ As^(L) he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. ³⁶ Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what was happening. ³⁷ “Jesus of Nazareth^(M) is passing by,” they told him.

³⁸ So he called out,^(N) “Jesus, Son of David,^(O) have mercy^(P) on me!” ³⁹ Then those in front told him to keep quiet,^[b] but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰ Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to him. When he came closer, he asked him, ⁴¹ “What do you want me to do for you?”

“Lord,” he said, “I want to see.”

⁴² “Receive your sight,”^(Q) Jesus told him. “Your faith has saved you.”^{(R) 43} Instantly he could see, and he began to follow him, glorifying God.^(S) All the people,^(T) when they saw it, gave praise to God.

Jesus Visits Zacchaeus

19 He entered Jericho and was passing through. ² There was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. ³ He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man. ⁴ So running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus, since he was about to pass that way. ⁵ When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down because today it is necessary for me to stay at your house.”

⁶ So he quickly came down and welcomed him joyfully. ⁷ All who saw it began to complain,^(A) “He’s gone to stay with a sinful man.”

⁸ But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor,^(B) Lord. And if I have extorted^(C) anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.”^(D)

⁹ “Today salvation^(E) has come to this house,” Jesus told him, “because he too is a son of Abraham.^{(F) 10} For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”^(G)