26. It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
27. and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave –
28. just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
29. As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.
30. Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!”
31. The crowd scolded them to get them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”