Mark 10:51
49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
50 Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
“What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
- KJV
- And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
- WEB
- Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”
- ASV
- And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.
- DARBY
- And Jesus answering says to him, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And the blind [man] said to him, Rabboni, that I may see.
- BLB
- And answering him, Jesus says, “What do you desire [that] I may do for you?” And the blind [man] said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive sight.”
- ÅB
- Og Jesus tok til orde og sa til ham: Hva vil du jeg skal gjøre for deg? Den blinde sa til ham: Rabbuni! at jeg må få mitt syn igjen!
- OTB
- “Hva ønsker du at jeg skal gjøre for deg?” spurte Jesus ham. Den blinde mannen sa, “Rabbi, jeg ønsker å se.”
- B1930
- Og Jesus tok til orde og sa til ham: Hvad vil du jeg skal gjøre for dig? Den blinde sa til ham: Rabbuni! at jeg må få mitt syn igjen!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 18:41–43
“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
Read in contextMark 10:36
“What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.
Read in contextMatthew 7:7
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Read in context2 Chronicles 1:7
That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
Read in contextPhilippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Read in contextMatthew 6:8
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Read in contextMatthew 23:7
the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
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