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will get much more in this life. And in the age that is coming, they will have life forever."
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Then Jesus took the twelve apostles aside and said to them, "We are going to Jerusalem. Everything the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will happen.
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He will be turned over to those who are not Jews. They will laugh at him, insult him, spit on him,
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beat him with whips, and kill him. But on the third day, he will rise to life again."
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The apostles did not understand this; the meaning was hidden from them, and they did not realize what was said.
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As Jesus came near the city of Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
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When he heard the people coming down the road, he asked, "What is happening?"
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They told him, "Jesus, from Nazareth, is going by."
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The blind man cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
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The people leading the group warned the blind man to be quiet. But the blind man shouted even more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
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Jesus stopped and ordered the blind man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,