Mark 10:38-52 ▼

38 But Jesus told them, |You don't realize what you're asking. Can you drink from the cup that I'm going to drink from or be baptized with the baptism with which I'm going to be baptized?|

39 They told him, |We can.| Jesus told them, |You will drink from the cup that I'm going to drink and be baptized with the baptism with which I'm going to be baptized.

40 But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right or my left. Those positions have already been prepared for others.|

41 When the ten other disciples heard this, they began to be furious with James and John.

42 Jesus called his disciples and told them, |You know that those who are recognized as rulers among the unbelievers lord it over them, and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

43 That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to everyone,

45 because even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.|

46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus, his disciples, and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus) was sitting by the road.

47 When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, |Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!|

48 Many people sternly told him to be quiet, but he started shouting even louder, |Son of David, have mercy on me!|

49 So Jesus stopped and said, |Call him!| So they called the blind man and told him, |Have courage! Get up. He's calling you.|

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

51 Then Jesus asked him, |What do you want me to do for you?| The blind man told him, |Rabbouni, I want to see again.|

52 Jesus told him, |Go. Your faith has made you well.| At once the man could see again, and he began to follow Jesus down the road.