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They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
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The Identity of Bartimaeus
Commentators explain that the name 'Bartimaeus' is Aramaic for 'son of Timaeus.' While Matthew's gospel mentions two blind men, Mark focuses on Bartimaeus, likely because he was a well-known individual whose story would resonate with the original readers. Mark isn't contradicting Matthew, but rather highlighting a specific, named person.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Verse 46. Blind Bartimaeus. Matthew says there were two. Mark mentions only one, though he does not deny that there was another. He mentio…
From Jericho (απο Ιερειχω). See on Mt 20:29 for discussion of this phrase and Luke's (Luke 18:35) "nigh unto Jericho" …
19th Century
Anglican
And they came to Jericho.—See Notes on Matthew 20:29-34. St. Mark agrees with St. Matthew in placing the miracle as the d…
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Baptist
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. And they came to Jericho: and as…
This last of the healing miracles in Mark’s gospel takes place near Jericho, a city located five miles west of the Jordan and about fifteen miles n…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they came to Jericho Christ and his disciples, from the coasts of Judea, beyond Jordan, in their way to Jerusale…
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Bartimaeus had heard of Jesus and his miracles, and learning that he was passing by, hoped to recover his eyesight. In coming to Christ for help an…
