Mark 10:45-47

Living Bible

⁴⁵ For even I, the Messiah,^[a] am not here to be served, but to help others, and to give my life as a ransom for many.”

⁴⁶ And so they reached Jericho. Later, as they left town, a great crowd was following. Now it happened that a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road as Jesus was going by.

⁴⁷ When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus from Nazareth was near, he began to shout out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”