Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”
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Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”
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And Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym: what wilt thou that I do vnto the? The blynde sayde vnto hym: master that I myght see.
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And Iesus answered, and said vnto him, What wilt thou that I doe vnto thee? And the blinde sayd vnto him, Lord, that I may receiue sight.
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Passages linked to Mark 10:51 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 18:41-43 “What do you want me to do?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.” Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
- Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
- Mark 10:36 He said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”
- 2 Chronicles 1:7 That night, God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for what you want me to give you.”
- Philippians 4:6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
- Matthew 6:8 Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.
- Matthew 23:7 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What…
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.
Ver. 51. What wilt thou, &c.] Christ, though he know our thoughts and suits long before (for he is intimo nostro intimior nobis), yet he will have us utter our own wants in our own words, and make our requests known unto him with thanksgiving, Php 4:6; this is as sweetest music in his ears.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 51. Lord, that I might, &c.] The Codex…
Verse 51. Lord, that I might, &c.] The Codex Bezae, and some copies of the Itala, have, Κυριε ῥαββει, O Lord, my teacher.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Let us endeavour sedulously to imitate the good example…
Let us endeavour sedulously to imitate the good example of this blind man, who did not ask for honours, riches, or other worldly advantages, but only that he might receive his sight; that he might behold the light with the blessed angels, to which faith alone can conduct us. (Ven. Bede) --- In this worse than Cimmerian darkness, how few are found, who pray as they ought for this all-necessary light of faith!!!
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George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 51. Lord] The original word is “Rabboni” = my…
51. Lord] The original word is “Rabboni” = my Master. The blind man gives Him the title of greatest reverence that he knew. The title occurs only here and in Joh_20:16, where it is used by Mary Magdalene to her risen Lord. The gradations of honour were Rab, Rabbi, Rabban, Rabboni.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (51) Lord.—Better Rabboni, the word being the same as…
(51) Lord.—Better Rabboni, the word being the same as in Joh_20:16, and occurring in these two passages only. The word was an augmentative form of Rabbi, and as such expressed greater reverence. It takes its place as another example of St. Mark’s fondness for reproducing the very syllables that were spoken.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 51, 52. Our Lord well knew what he…
Vers. 51, 52. Our Lord well knew what he wanted; but it was necessary that he and those around him should hear from the lips of the blind man the confession of his need, and of his faith in the power that was present to heal him. And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight. "Rabboni," or "Rabbuni," means literally, my Master. It was a more respectful mode of address than the more simple form "Rabbi." This expression shows that Bartimaeus had yet much to learn as to the Divine character of our Lord. But his faith is accepted; and he showed that it was genuine as far as it went, by forthwith following Jesus in the way. There were six occasions on which our Lord is recorded to have healed the blind: St. Matthew; (Mat_9:27 Mat_12:22 Mat_21:14) St. Mark; (Mar_8:24 10:46) St. John. (Joh_9:1) St. Chrysostom says of Bartimaeus, that as before this gift of healing he showed perseverance, so after it he shewed gratitude.
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Alexander MacLaren 1905 · Public Domain Mar 10:51. - Act 9:6.
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LOVE’S QUESTION
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Christ asks the first question of a petitioner, and the answer is a prayer for sight. Saul asks the second question of Jesus, and the answer is a command. Different as they are, we may bring them together. The one is the voice of love, desiring to be besought in order that it may bestow; the other is the voice of love, desiring to be commanded in order that it may obey.
Love delights in knowing, expressing, and fulfilling the beloved’s wishes.
I. The communion of Love delights on both sides in knowing the beloved’s wishes.
Christ delights in knowing ours. He encourages us to speak though He knows, because it is pleasant to Him to hear, and good for us to tell. His children delight in knowing His will.
II. It delights in expressing wishes-His commandments are the utterance of His Love:
His Providences are His loving ways of telling us what He desires of us, and if we love Him as we ought, both commandments and providences will be received by us as lovers do gifts that have ‘with my love’ written on them.
On the other hand, our love will delight in telling Him what we wish, and to speak all our hearts to Jesus will be our instinct in the measure of our love to Him.
III. It delights in fulfilling wishes-puts key of treasure-house into our hands.
He refused John and James. Be sure that He does still delight to give us our desires, and so be sure that when any of these are not granted there must be some loving reason for refusal.
Our delight should be in obedience, and only when our wills are submitted to His does He say to us, ‘What wilt thou?’ ‘If ye abide in Me and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you.’
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain Gr. "Rabboni," my Master, a term of reverent love.…
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Gr. "Rabboni," my Master, a term of reverent love. Cf. Joh 20:16.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 answered him
answered him
"answered the blind man"
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to receive my sight
"to be able to see"
Your faith has healed you
This phrase is written this way to place emphasis on the man's faith. Jesus heals the man because he believes that Jesus can heal him. This can be made explicit. AT: "I am healing you because you believed in me" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
he followed him
"he followed Jesus"
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Rabbi
faith
cure
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:51 Bartimaeus’s request, I want to see! revealed his…
10:51 Bartimaeus’s request, I want to see! revealed his faith, without which he might simply have asked for alms. The reports he had heard about Jesus enabled him to cry out for the miracle of sight.
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