43. But that’s not the way it’s going to be among you. Whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant.
44. Whoever wants to be most important among you will be a slave for everyone.
45. It’s the same way with the Son of Man. He didn’t come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”
46. Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus, his disciples, and many people were leaving Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.
47. When he heard that Jesus from Nazareth ⌊was passing by⌋, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48. The people told him to be quiet. But he shouted even louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”