Old/New Testament

³² Jesus and his disciples were on the road to Jerusalem. Jesus was walking in front of them. The disciples were surprised. And the people who came behind were afraid. He took the twelve disciples and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

³³ He said, `We are going to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be given over to the chief priests and the scribes. They will judge him and say he must die. They will give him over to rulers who are not Jews.

³⁴ They will make fun of him. They will spit on him. They will beat him and kill him. After three days, he will rise again.'

³⁵ James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said, `Master, we want you to do for us anything we ask you.'

³⁶ Jesus said, `What do you want me to do for you?'

³⁷ They said, `Let one of us sit at your right side and one at your left side when you rule.'

³⁸ But Jesus said, `You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink from the cup that I will drink from? Can you go through the big trouble that I will go through?'

³⁹ `Yes,' they said. `We can.' Then Jesus said to them, `You will drink what I drink and you will have trouble the way I will have.

⁴⁰ But I cannot choose who will sit at my right hand or at my left. It has been planned who will sit there.'

⁴¹ When the other ten disciples heard about it, they were angry with James and John.

⁴² Jesus called them and said, `You know the people who rule over countries make their people obey them. The great will tell the others what to do.

⁴³ But that is not the way it is among you. Anyone among you who wants to be great must help the others.

⁴⁴ Anyone among you who wants to be first shall be a servant to the others.

⁴⁵ The Son of Man did not come to have others help him. But he came to help others. He came to give his life to make many people free.'

⁴⁶ Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples left Jericho, many people followed him. A blind man named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road. He was begging for money.

⁴⁷ He heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing. So he shouted, `Jesus, Son of David! Help me!'

⁴⁸ Many people said, `Be quiet!' But he shouted louder, `Son of David! Help me!

⁴⁹ Jesus stopped and said, `Call him.' They called the blind man and said to him, `Be glad! Come, get up! He is calling you.'

⁵⁰ The man threw off his coat, jumped up, and went to Jesus.

⁵¹ Jesus said, `What do you want me to do for you?' The blind man said to him, `Teacher, I want to see.'

⁵² Jesus said, `Go home. Because you believe in me, your faith has made you well.' Right then he was able to see. He followed Jesus on the road.