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31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and said, "Look, we're going up to Jerusalem, and everything written about the Human One by the prophets will be accomplished.
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Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.
32 He will be handed over to the Gentiles. He will be ridiculed, mistreated, and spit on.
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For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; and he will be mocked and insulted and spat upon.
33 After torturing him, they will kill him. On the third day, he will rise up."
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After they have flogged him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise again."
34 But the Twelve understood none of these words. The meaning of this message was hidden from them and they didn't grasp what he was saying.
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But they understood nothing about all these things; in fact, what he said was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
35 As Jesus came to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the road begging.
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As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
36 When the man heard the crowd passing by, he asked what was happening.
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When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
37 They told him, "Jesus the Nazarene is passing by."
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They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
38 The blind man shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, show me mercy."
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Then he shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
39 Those leading the procession scolded him, telling him to be quiet, but he shouted even louder, "Son of David, show me mercy."
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Those who were in front sternly ordered him to be quiet; but he shouted even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
40 Jesus stopped and called for the man to be brought to him. When he was present Jesus asked,
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Jesus stood still and ordered the man to be brought to him; and when he came near, he asked him,
41 "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, I want to see."
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"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me see again."
42 Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight! Your faith has healed you."
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Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has saved you."
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