over them, and their great men make them feel their authority;
010:043 but it is not to be so among you. No, whoever desires to be
great among you must be your servant;
010:044 and whoever desires to be first among you must be the
bondservant of all.
010:045 For the Son of Man also did not come to be waited upon, but to
wait on others, and to give His life as the redemption-price
for a multitude of people."
010:046 They came to Jericho; and as He was leaving that town--
Himself and His disciples and a great crowd--Bartimaeus (the son
of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the way-side.
010:047 Hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out,
"Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me."
010:048 Many angrily told him to leave off shouting; but he only cried
out all the louder, "Son of David, have pity on me."
010:049 Then Jesus stood still. "Call him," He said. So they called
the blind man. "Cheer up," they said; "rise, he is calling you."
010:050 The man flung away his outer garment, sprang to his feet,
and came to Jesus.
010:051 "What shall I do for you?" said Jesus. "Rabboni," replied the
blind man, "let me recover my sight."
010:052 "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has cured you." Instantly he
regained his sight, and followed Him along the road.
011:001 When they were getting near Jerusalem and had arrived at
Bethphage and Bethany, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent
two of his disciples on in front, with these instructions.
011:002 "Go," He said, "to the village facing you, and immediately
on entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no
one has ever yet ridden: untie him and bring him here.
011:003 And if any one asks you, `Why are you doing that?' say, `The Master