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Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
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and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.
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For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight
46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging.
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When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”
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Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.