44. and whosoever would be first of you shall be bondman of all.
45. For also the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many.
46. And they come to Jericho, and as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind man, sat by the wayside begging.
47. And having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.
48. And many rebuked him, that he might be silent; but he cried so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.
49. And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.
50. And, throwing away his garment, he started up and came to Jesus.