¹⁹ and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged^(A) and crucified.^(B) On the third day^(C) he will be raised to life!”^(D)

² “As you know, the Passover^(A) is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

³³ “We are going up to Jerusalem,”^(A) he said, “and the Son of Man^(B) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.^(C) They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, ³⁴ who will mock him and spit on him, flog him^(D) and kill him.^(E) Three days later^(F) he will rise.”^(G)

The Request of James and John^(H)

³⁵ Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”

³⁶ “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.

³⁷ They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”^(I)

³⁸ “You don’t know what you are asking,”^(J) Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup^(K) I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”^(L)

³⁹ “We can,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with,^{(M) 40} but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

⁴¹ When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. ⁴² Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. ⁴³ Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,^{(N) 44} and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,^(O) and to give his life as a ransom for many.”^(P)

Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight^(Q)

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. ⁴⁷ When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,^(R) he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David,^(S) have mercy on me!”

⁴⁸ Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁹ Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” ⁵⁰ Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

⁵¹ “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.

The blind man said, “Rabbi,^(T) I want to see.”

⁵² “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.”^(U) Immediately he received his sight and followed^(V) Jesus along the road.

³² He will be delivered over to the Gentiles.^(A) They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; ³³ they will flog him^(B) and kill him.^(C) On the third day^(D) he will rise again.”^(E)

³⁴ The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.^(F)

A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight^(G)

³⁵ As Jesus approached Jericho,^(H) a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. ³⁶ When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. ³⁷ They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”^(I)

³⁸ He called out, “Jesus, Son of David,^(J) have mercy^(K) on me!”

³⁹ Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”^(L)

⁴⁰ Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, ⁴¹ “What do you want me to do for you?”

“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.

⁴² Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”^{(M) 43} Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.^(N)

¹⁴ Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,^(A) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,^[a](B)

²⁸ So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up^[a] the Son of Man,^(A) then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.^(B)

³² And I, when I am lifted up^[a] from the earth,^(A) will draw all people to myself.”^{(B) 33} He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.^(C)

³⁴ The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law^(D) that the Messiah will remain forever,^(E) so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man^(F) must be lifted up’?^(G) Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

³⁵ Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light^(H) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,^(I) before darkness overtakes you.^(J) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. ³⁶ Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”^(K) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.^(L)

Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews

³⁷ Even after Jesus had performed so many signs^(M) in their presence, they still would not believe in him. ³⁸ This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:

³⁹ For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

⁴¹ Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory^(P) and spoke about him.^(Q)

⁴² Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him.^(R) But because of the Pharisees^(S) they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;^{(T) 43} for they loved human praise^(U) more than praise from God.^(V)

⁴⁴ Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.^{(W) 45} The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.^{(X) 46} I have come into the world as a light,^(Y) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

⁴⁷ “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.^{(Z) 48} There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them^(AA) at the last day. ⁴⁹ For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me^(AB) to say all that I have spoken. ⁵⁰ I know that his command leads to eternal life.^(AC) So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”^(AD)