Mark 10:46-52

Mark 10:46-52

[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  Jesus  he began  to cry out,  and  say,  Jesus,  thou Son  of David,  have mercy  [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  [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  [50] And  he, casting away  his  garment,  and came  to  Jesus.  [51] And  Jesus  answered  unto him,  What  wilt  thou that I should do  The blind man  said  unto him,  Lord,  that  I might receive my sight.  [52] Jesus  said  unto him,  Go thy way;  faith  whole.  And  immediately  he received his sight,  and  followed  Jesus  in  the way. 

What does Mark 10:46-52 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Mark probably included this incident in his Gospel because it illustrates how Jesus would open the spiritual eyes of His disciples that were still shut (cf. Mark 8:22-26). This is the last healing miracle that Mark recorded.
"This second account of the blind being healed (see Mark 8:22-26 for the first account) concludes this central section of Mark ( Mark 8:27 to Mark 10:52) and serves as "bookends" of this section. Recorded as they were and where they were may be suggestive of the trouble the spiritually blind disciples were having in grasping the need for the death of Christ and the need for faithfulness in taking a stand for Christ in the midst of opposition.
"This passage is the only place in Mark where someone called Jesus "Son of David." That Jesus accepted this title and healed the man is evidence that He affirmed the truth that He is indeed the Messiah." [1]