30. who will not receive many times more at this time, and eternal life in the age to come.”
31. Then He took the Twelve aside and told them, “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.
32. For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and He will be mocked, insulted, spit on;
33. and after they flog Him, they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.”
34. They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
35. As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
36. Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant.
37. “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by,” they told him.
38. So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! ”
39. Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me! ”
40. Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him. When he drew near, He asked him,
41. “What do you want Me to do for you? ”“Lord,” he said, “I want to see! ”
42. “Receive your sight! ” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.”