⁴⁶ They came to Jericho. As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus , a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.

⁴⁷ When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Son of David, Jesus, pity me!"

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