Luke 18:31–43

THE THIRD PREDICTION OF HIS DEATH

³¹Then^j he took the Twelve aside and told them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem.^k Everything that is written^l through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.^{m 32}For he will be handed over to the Gentiles,ⁿ and he will be mocked,^o insulted, spit^p on; ³³and after they flog him, they will kill him, and he will rise on the third day.”^q

³⁴They understood none of these things.^r The meaning of the saying^As was hidden^t from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

A BLIND MAN RECEIVES HIS SIGHT

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

³⁸So he called out,^w “Jesus, Son of David,^x have mercy^y on me!” ³⁹Then those in front told him to keep quiet,^B but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰Jesus 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,”^z Jesus told him. “Your faith has saved you.”^{aa 43}Instantly he could see, and he began to follow him, glorifying God.^ab All the people,^ac when they saw it, gave praise to God.