Mark 10:51

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
answered	ἀποκριθεὶς apokritheis	G611	to conclude for oneself · verb — aorist passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
said	λέγω légō	G3004	properly
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
What	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
wilt thou	θέλεις theleis	G2309	to determine (as an active option from subjective impul… · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person singular
that	τίς tís	G5101	an interrogative pronoun
I should do	ποιήσω; poiēsō	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular
unto thee	σοί soí	G4671	to thee
man	τυφλὸς tuphlos	G5185	opaque (as if smoky) · adjective — nominative singular masculine
said	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Lord	ραββουνι, rabbouni	G4462	corresponding to G4461 (ῥαββί) · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
sight	ἀναβλέψω. anablepsō	G308	to look up · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular

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Cross-references

Luke 18:41-43 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
Mark 10:36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
2 Chronicles 1:7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Matthew 23:7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
John 20:16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:46–end

This passage of story agrees with that, Mat 20:29, etc. Only that there were told of two blind men; here, and Luk 18:35, only of one: but if there were two, there was one. This one is named here, being a blind beggar that was much talked of; he was called Bartimeus, that is, the son of Timeus; which, some think, signifies the son of a blind man; he was the blind son of a blind father, which made the case worse, and the cure more wonderful, and the more proper to typify the spiritual cures wrought by the grace of Christ, on those that not only are born blind, but are born of those that are blind. I. This blind man sat begging; as they do with us. Note, Those who by the providence of God are d…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 10:51

Lord, that I might, etc. - The Codex Bezae, and some copies of the Itala, have, Κυριε ῥαββει, O Lord, my teacher.

John Gill on Mark 10:51

And Jesus answered and said unto him,.... Being come to him, and standing before him: what wilt thou that I should do unto thee? What means this vehement cry? what is it thou designest by mercy? is it money thou askest for, to relieve thy wants? or is it that thy sight may be restored? The blind man said unto him, Lord; "Rabboni", or, as the Syriac version reads it; "Rabbi"; thou, great master in Israel, and Lord, of the whole world, my request to thee, and which thou, art, able to effect; is, that I might receive my sight; See Gill on Matthew 20:33.

John Calvin on Mark 10:46–end

Mark 10:46-52 Matthew 20:29-34 Mark 10:46-52 Luke 18:35-43 29. And while they were departing from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30. And, lo, two blind men sitting near the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried aloud, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 31. And the multitude rebuked them, that they might be silent; but they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 32. And Jesus stood, and called them, and said, What do you wish that I should do to you? 33. They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34. And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received sight, and th…

The Church Fathers

For the blind man looks down upon every gift except light, because, whatever a blind man may possess, without light he cannot see what he possesses.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He will save assuredly; yet he will do so just in the way he has promised. But in what way has he promised? On our willing it, and on our hearing him. For he does not make a promise to blocks of wood.
— John Chrysostom, HOMILY ON 2 THESSALONIANS 3.4

(ubi sup.) Could He who was able to restore sight be ignorant of what the blind man wanted? His reason then for asking is that prayer may be made to Him; He puts the question, to stir up the blind man's heart to pray.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Jericho — Place of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over against the place where that river was crossed by the Israelites (Josh. 3:16). Its site was…
Rabboni — (id.) occurs only twice in the New Testament (Mark 10:51, A.V., “Lord,” R.V., “Rabboni;” John 20:16). It was the most honourable of all the titles.
Bartimeus (Bartimaeus) · A blind man — A blind man
Rabbi · Jesus — Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:46–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 10:51

John Gill on Mark 10:51

John Calvin on Mark 10:46–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:46–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 10:51

John Gill on Mark 10:51

John Calvin on Mark 10:46–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 10:51