¹⁹ and ^(A)will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to mock and flog and crucify Him, and on ^(B)the third day He will be raised up.”

² “^(A)You know that after two days ^(B)the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be ^(C)delivered over for crucifixion.”

³³ “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and ^(A)the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles. ³⁴ And they will mock Him and ^(B)spit on Him, and flog Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again.”

A Request for Status

^35 (C)Then James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to Jesus, saying to Him, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.” ³⁶ And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?” ³⁷ And they said to Him, “^[a]Grant that we ^(D)may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory.” ³⁸ But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ^(E)to drink the cup that I drink, or ^(F)to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” ³⁹ And they said to Him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink ^(G)you shall drink; and you shall be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized. ⁴⁰ But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; ^(H)but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

^41 (I)And hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and John. ⁴² And calling them to Himself, Jesus *said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them. ⁴³ But it is not this way among you, ^(J)but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant; ⁴⁴ and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man ^(K)did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His ^[b]life a ransom for many.”

Bartimaeus Regains His Sight

^46 (L)Then they *came to Jericho. And ^(M)as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road. ⁴⁷ And when he heard that it was Jesus the ^(N)Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, ^(O)Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁸ And many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “^(P)Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁹ And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they *called the blind man, saying to him, “^(Q)Take courage, get up! He is calling for you.” ⁵⁰ And throwing off his outer garment, he jumped up and came to Jesus. ⁵¹ And Jesus answered him and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “^[c](R)Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!” ⁵² And Jesus said to him, “Go; ^(S)your faith has ^[d]saved you.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.

^32 (A)For He will be ^[a]delivered over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and mistreated and spit upon, ³³ and after they have flogged Him, they will kill Him, and the third day He will rise again.” ³⁴ But ^(B)the disciples understood none of these things, and this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.

Bartimaeus Regains His Sight

^35 (C)Now it happened that as ^[b](D)Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. ³⁶ Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was. ³⁷ They reported to him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” ³⁸ And he called out, saying, “Jesus, ^(E)Son of David, have mercy on me!” ³⁹ And those who went ahead were rebuking him so that he would be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “^(F)Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁰ And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him, and when he came near, He questioned him, ⁴¹ “What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!” ⁴² And Jesus said to him, “^[c]Receive your sight; ^(G)your faith has ^[d]saved you.” ⁴³ Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, ^(H)glorifying God. And when ^(I)all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.

¹⁴ And as ^(A)Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must ^(B)the Son of Man ^(C)be lifted up;

²⁸ So Jesus said, “When you ^(A)lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that ^[a](B)I am He, and ^(C)I do nothing from Myself, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.

³² And I, if I ^(A)am lifted up from the earth, will ^(B)draw all men to Myself.” ³³ But He was saying this ^(C)to indicate the kind of death by which He was about to die. ³⁴ The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard from ^(D)the Law that ^(E)the ^[a]Christ is to remain forever; and how do You say, ‘The ^(F)Son of Man must be ^(G)lifted up’? Who is this ^(H)Son of Man?” ³⁵ So Jesus said to them, “^(I)For a little while longer ^(J)the Light is among you. ^(K)Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who ^(L)walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. ³⁶ While you have the Light, ^(M)believe in the Light, so that you may become ^(N)sons of Light.”

These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and ^[b](O)hid Himself from them. ³⁷ But though He had done so many ^[c]signs before them, they still were not believing in Him, ³⁸ so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “^[d](P)Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the ^[e]Lord been revealed?” ³⁹ For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, ⁴⁰ “^(Q)He has blinded their eyes and He ^(R)hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and return and I heal them.” ⁴¹ These things Isaiah said because ^(S)he saw His glory, and ^(T)he spoke about Him. ⁴² Nevertheless ^(U)many even of ^(V)the rulers believed in Him, but ^(W)because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, ^[f]for fear that they would be ^(X)put out of the synagogue; ^43 (Y)for they loved the glory of men rather than the glory of God.

⁴⁴ And Jesus cried out and said, “^(Z)He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. ^45 (AA)And he who sees Me sees the One who sent Me. ^46 (AB)I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. ⁴⁷ And if anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for ^(AC)I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. ^48 (AD)He who rejects Me and does not receive My words, has one who judges him; ^(AE)the word I spoke is what will judge him on ^(AF)the last day. ^49 (AG)For I did not speak from Myself, but the Father Himself who sent Me ^(AH)has given Me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. ⁵⁰ And I know that ^(AI)His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak ^(AJ)just as the Father has told Me.”