[Footnote a: He left Galilee in § 122, crossing the Jordan into Perea, probably in company with many Jews from Galilee (who regularly went this way to Jerusalem), and will now soon cross the river again and reach Jericho (§ 126).] § 126. BLIND BARTIMÆUS AND HIS COMPANION HEALED At Jericho Mark 10:46-52 |Matt. 20:29-34 |Luke 18:35-43 | | 46 And they come to |29 And as they went |35 And it came to Jericho: and as he | out from Jericho, a | pass, as he drew went out from | great multitude | nigh unto Jericho, Jericho, with his | followed him. | disciples and a | | great multitude, the| | son of Timæus, |30 And | Bartimæus, a blind | behold, two[a] blind| a certain blind beggar, was sitting | men sitting by the | man sat by the way by the way side. | way side, |36 side begging: and | | hearing a | | multitude going | | by, he inquired | | what this meant. 47 And | when they |37 And they told him, when he heard that | heard that Jesus was| that Jesus of it was Jesus of | passing by, cried | Nazareth passeth Nazareth, he began | out, saying, Lord, |38 by. And he cried, to cry out, and say,| have mercy on us, | saying, Jesus, Jesus, thou son of | thou Son of David. | thou son of David, David, have mercy on|31 And the multitude | have mercy on me. 48 me. And many rebuked| rebuked them, that |39 And they that went him, that he should | they should hold | before rebuked hold his peace: but | their peace: but | him, that he he cried out the | they cried out the | should hold his more a great deal, | more, saying, Lord, | peace: but he Thou son of David, | have mercy on us, | cried out the more have mercy on me. | thou son of David. | a great deal, Thou 49 And Jesus stood |32 And Jesus stood | son of David, have still, and said, | still, and called |40 mercy on me. And Call ye him. And | them, | Jesus stood, and they call the blind | | commanded him to man, saying unto | | be brought unto him, Be of good | | him: cheer: rise, he | | 50 calleth thee. And | | he, casting away his| | and when he garment, sprang up, | | was come near, he and came to Jesus.