The healing of blind Bartimaeus is on the surface a miracle story, but it is also, and more profoundly, a dialogue about faith. After setting the scene in 10:46 Mark narrates Bartimaeus’ repeated cry in vv. 47–48: “Son of David, have mercy on me!” When Jesus summons him in v. 49, Bartimaeus rushes to Jesus in v. 50. Jesus elicits his request (“that I may see again”) in v. 51, and in v. 52 declares him healed from his blindness (“your faith has saved you”), and Bartimaeus follows Jesus