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   The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus   
   Mt 20:29-34; Lk 18:35-43   
      
   46 (Mt 20:29-34; Jn 9:8) Then they came to Jericho. And as He went out   
   of Jericho with His disciples and a great number of people,   
   blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat along the way begging.   
   47 (Mt 9:27; Mk 1:24) When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,   
   he began to cry out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"   
   48 (Mt 19:13) Many ordered him to keep silent. But he cried out even more,   
   "Son of David, have mercy on me!"   
   49 Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.   
   So they called the blind man, saying,   
   "Be of good comfort. Rise, He is calling you."   
   50 Throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.   
   51 (Mk 10:36) Jesus answered him, "What do you want Me to do for you?"   
   The blind man said to Him, "Rabbi, that I might receive my sight."   
   52 (Mt 9:22; Mk 5:34) Jesus said to him,   
   "Go your way. Your faith has made you well."   
   Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the way.   
      
   [46] And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his   
   disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of   
   Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.   
   [47] And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out,   
   and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.   
   [48] And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the   
   more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.   
   [49] And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call   
   the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.   
   [50] And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.   
   [51] And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do   
   unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.   
   [52] And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.   
   And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.   
      
   Luke 18:35-43   
      
   The Healing of a Blind Beggar Near Jericho   
   Mt 20:29-34; Mk 10:46-52   
      
   35 (Jn 9:8) As He was drawing near Jericho, a certain blind man   
   sat along the way begging.   
   36 Hearing a crowd passing by, he asked what it meant.   
   37 (Mt 2:23)They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.   
   38 (Mt 9:27) He cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"   
   39 (Lk 18:15) Those who went in front rebuked him,   
   so that he would keep quiet. But he cried out much more,   
   "Son of David, have mercy on me!"   
   40 Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought to Him.   
   When he came near, He asked him,   
   41 "What do you want Me to do for you?"   
   He said, "Lord, grant that I may receive my sight."   
   42 (Mt 9:22; Lk 7:50) Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight.   
   Your faith has saved you."   
   43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Him,   
   glorifying God. When all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.   
      
   [35] And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain   
   blind man sat by the way side begging:   
   [36] And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.   
   [37] And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.   
   [38] And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.   
   [39] And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace:   
   but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.   
   [40] And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he   
   was come near, he asked him,   
   [41] Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord,   
   that I may receive my sight.   
   [42] And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.   
   [43] And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying   
   God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.   
      
   Luke 19:1-27   
      
   Jesus and Zacchaeus   
      
   1 (Lk 18:35) Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.   
   2 A man was there named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector,   
   and he was rich.   
   3 (Jn 12:21) He tried to see who Jesus was, but was not able   
   from the crowd, because he was little in stature.   
   4 (1Ki 10:27; 1Ch 27:28) So he ran ahead and climbed up into   
   a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was to pass that way.   
   5 When Jesus came to the vicinity, He looked up and saw him,   
   and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down,   
   for today I must remain at your house."   
   6 So he hurried and came down, and received Him joyfully.   
   7 (Mt 9:11; Lk 15:2) When they saw it, they all murmured, saying,   
   "He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."   
   8 (2Sa 12:6) But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give   
   half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have taken anything from anyone   
   by false accusation, I will repay him four times as much."   
   9 (Ro 4:16; Gal 3:7) Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this   
   house, because he also is a son of Abraham.   
   10 (Eze 34:16; Mt 10:6) For the Son of Man has come to seek   
   and to save that which was lost."   
      
   [1] And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.   
   [2] And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among   
   the publicans, and he was rich.   
   [3] And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press,   
   because he was little of stature.   
   [4] And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for   
   he was to pass that way.   
   [5] And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said   
   unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at   
   thy house.   
   [6] And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.   
   [7] And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be   
   guest with a man that is a sinner.   
   [8] And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of   
   my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by   
   false accusation, I restore him fourfold.   
   [9] And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house,   
   forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.   
   [10] For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.   
      
      
   The Parable of the Ten Pounds   
   Mt 25:14-30   
      
   11 (Lk 17:20; Ac 1:6) As they heard these things, He continued   
   and told them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem a   
   nd because they thought the kingdom of God would immediately appear.   
   12 (Mt 25:14-30) Therefore He said, "A nobleman went to a distant country   
   to receive a kingdom and to return.   
   13 So he called his ten servants and entrusted to them ten pounds   
   (Gk. mina, worth about 3 months' wages.) and said to them,   
   'Trade until I come.'   
   14 "But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying,   
   'We do not want this man to reign over us.'   
   15 "When he returned, having received the kingdom, he summoned these servants,   
   to whom he had entrusted the money, that he might know what everyone gained   
   by trading.   
   16 "The first came, saying, 'Master, your pound has made ten pounds more.'   
   17 (Lk 16:10; Mt 25:21) "He said to him,   
   'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in very little,   
   take authority over ten cities.'   
   18 "The second came, saying, 'Master, your pound has made five pounds more.'   
   19 "He said in like manner to him, 'You, take authority over five cities.'   
   20 "Then another came, saying, 'Master, look, here is your pound,   
   which I have kept put away in a napkin.   
   21 For I feared you, because you are an exacting man.   
   You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'   
   22 (2Sa 1:16) "He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you,   
      
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