Jesus Gives Two Blind Men Their Sight^(A)

²⁹ As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Yeshua. ³⁰ Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Yeshua was passing by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

³¹ The crowd told them to be quiet. But they shouted even louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

³² Yeshua stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.

³³ They told him, “Lord, we want you to give us our eyesight back.”

³⁴ Yeshua felt sorry for them, so he touched their eyes. Their sight was restored at once, and they followed him.

Jesus Gives Sight to Bartimaeus^(A)

⁴⁶ Then they came to Jericho. As Yeshua, his disciples, and many people were leaving Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road. ⁴⁷ When he heard that Yeshua from Nazareth was passing by, he began to shout, “Yeshua, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁸ The people told him to be quiet. But he shouted even louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁹ Yeshua stopped and said, “Call him!” They called the blind man and told him, “Cheer up! Get up! He’s calling you.” ⁵⁰ The blind man threw off his coat, jumped up, and went to Yeshua.

⁵¹ Yeshua asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?”

The blind man said, “Teacher, I want to see again.”

⁵² Yeshua told him, “Go, your faith has made you well.”

At once he could see again, and he followed Yeshua on the road.