Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

^46 (A)And they came to Jericho. And ^(B)as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, ^(C)a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. ⁴⁷ And when he heard that it was ^(D)Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁸ And many ^(E)rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

²⁵ Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost^{[a] (A)}those who draw near to God ^(B)through him, since he always lives ^(C)to make intercession for them.

²⁶ For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, ^(D)holy, innocent, unstained, ^(E)separated from sinners, and ^(F)exalted above the heavens. ²⁷ He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, ^(G)first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this ^(H)once for all when he offered up himself.