Mark 10:35–52

SUFFERING AND SERVICE

³⁵James^a and John,^b the sons of Zebedee,^c approached him and said, “Teacher,^d we want you to do whatever we ask you.”

³⁶“What do you want me to do for you?” he asked them.

³⁷They answered him, “Allow us to sit at your right and at your left in your glory.”^e

³⁸Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you’re asking.^f Are you able to drink the cup^g I drink or to be baptized with the baptism^h I am baptized with?”ⁱ

³⁹“We are able,” they told him.

Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with.^{j 40}But to sit at my right or left is not mine to give; instead, it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

⁴¹When the ten disciples heard this, they began to be indignant with James and John.^{k 42}Jesus called them over and said to them, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over^l them, and those in high positions act as tyrants over them. ⁴³But it is not so among you.^m On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant,^{n 44}and whoever wants to be first among you will be a slave to all.^{o 45}For even the Son of Man^p did not come to be served, but to serve,^q and to give his life^r as a ransom^s for many.”^t

A BLIND MAN HEALED

⁴⁶They^u came to Jericho.^v And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind^w beggar,^x was sitting by the road.^{y 47}When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,^z he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David,^aa have mercy^ab on me!”^{ac 48}Many warned him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me,^ad Son of David!”

⁴⁹Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

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

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

“Rabboni,”^Cah the blind man said to him, “I want to see.”

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