A Blind Man Healed

⁴⁶ They^(A) came to Jericho.^(B) And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind^(C) beggar,^(D) was sitting by the road.^{(E) 47} When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,^(F) he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David,^(G) have mercy^(H) on me!” ^{(I) 48} Many warned him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me,^(J) Son of David!”

⁴⁹ Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage!^(K) Get up; he’s calling for you.” ⁵⁰ He threw off his coat,^(L) jumped up, and came to Jesus.

⁵¹ Then Jesus answered him, “What do you want^(M) me to do for you?”

“Rabboni,”^[a](N) the blind man said to him, “I want to see.”

⁵² Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you.”^(O) Immediately he could see and began to follow Jesus on the road.

⁹ But you are a chosen race,^[a][b](A) a royal priesthood,^[c](B) a holy nation,^[d](C) a people for his possession,^[e](D) so that you may proclaim the praises^[f][g](E) of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.^(F)