• MIR037 Healing of blind Bartimaeus

    This article explores the Gospel accounts of Bartimaeus' healing. Although the details vary (the number of blind men, the identification of Bartimaeus, the precise location), the essentials remain: the blind men's faith and Jesus' compassion in healing them.

    Matthew 20.29-34 (King James Version) :
    And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
    King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
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