Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 10:51

"And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight." — Mark 10:51 (ASV)

Before Jesus healed the beggar, he asked him a question to stimulate faith. Having done that, without any overt action or healing word on Jesus’ part, he sent him away with the words “Go,... your faith has healed you.” The cure was immediate, and the man joined the crowd going up to the feast.

The close of chapter 10 sets the stage for the climax of the story. The journey to Jerusalem has ended. Jesus is about to enter the Holy City where the last acts of the drama of redemption will take place. His opening the eyes of the blind man stands in sharp contrast to the blindness of the religious leaders he is about to encounter there.