44Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be servant of all.
45For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
46They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
47When he heard that it was Jesus, the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, "Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!"
48Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out the more a great deal, "You son of David, have mercy on me!"
49Jesus stood still, and said, "Call him." They called the blind man, saying to him, "Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you."
50He, casting away his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
