Luke 18:31–43

^31aThen He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, ^bwe are going up to Jerusalem, and ^call things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

³²“^aFor He will be ¹handed over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and mistreated and spit upon,

³³and after they have scourged Him, they will kill Him; and the third day He will rise again.”

³⁴But ^athe disciples understood none of these things, and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.

Bartimaeus Receives Sight

^35aAs ^1bJesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

³⁶Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was.

³⁷They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

³⁸And he called out, saying, “Jesus, ^aSon of David, have mercy on me!”

³⁹Those who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet; but he kept crying out all the more, “^aSon of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him; and when he came near, He questioned him,

⁴¹“What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!”

⁴²And Jesus said to him, “¹Receive your sight; ^ayour faith has ²made you well.”

⁴³Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, ^aglorifying God; and when ^ball the people saw it, they gave praise to God.