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A blind man near Jericho

35 Then it happened, as He approached Jericho,*Luke has Jesus approaching Jericho, while Matthew and Mark have Him leaving it. In Jesus' day there were two Jerichos, the old one that had been rebuilt, and a new one, about a kilometer away. What better place to beg than between the two towns? Jesus had left the old Jericho and was going toward the new one. For further discussion, please see the Appendix: "Entering or leaving Jericho?". that a certain blind man was sitting alongside the road begging. 36 Hearing a crowd going by, he asked what it was. 37 So they told him that Jesus the Natsorean*That is correct, ‘Natsorean’, not Nazarene. The reference is to Isaiah 11:1—Jesus was the ‘Branch-man’, the Messiah, as the blind man clearly understood, since he addressed Him as ‘Son of David’. For further discussion, please see the Appendix: " ‘Prophets’ in Matthew 2:23". was passing by. 38 Well he shouted, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" 39 Those who led the way started reproving him, to shut him up; but he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" 40 So Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to Him. When he got close He asked him, saying, 41 "What do you want me to do for you?" So he said, "Lord, that I may see again!"*The man had not been born blind. Do you find it to be curious that Jesus asked him what he wanted? Was it not obvious? God knows what we need before we ask, but we must ask! 42 Then Jesus said to him: "See again! Your faith has made you well." 43 And immediately he did! and he followed Him, glorifying God. And all who witnessed it gave praise to God.