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but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."
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When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John.
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So Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.
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But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant,
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and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all.
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For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."
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They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.
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When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
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Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
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Jesus stood still and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; get up, he is calling you."
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So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.