Mark 10 · Verse 46

Mark 10:46

And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging.

Mark 10:46, King James Version

Mark 10:46 in other translations

BSB	Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
WEB	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.
ASV	And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timæus, Bartimæus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side.
YLT	And they come to Jericho, and as he is going forth from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, a son of Timaeus--Bartimaeus the blind--was sitting beside the way begging,
DARBY	And they come to Jericho, and as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind man, sat by the wayside begging.
BBE	And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.
Webster	And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway-side begging.

What does Mark 10:46 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verses 46-52. Mt 20:29, Mt 20:30-34.

Verse 46. Blind Bartimaeus. Matthew says there were two. Mark mentions but one, though he does not deny that there was another. He mentions this man because he was well known--Bartimaeus, THE blind man.

(h) "And they came" Mt 20:29, Lk 18:35

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 46 Blind Bartimeus - בר bar in Syriac signifies son. It appears that he was thus named because Timeus, Talmeus or Talmai, was the name of his father, and thus the son would be called Bar-talmeus, or Bartholomew. Some suppose υἱος Τιμαιου, the son of Timeus, to be an interpolation. Bartimeus the son of Timeus, ὁ τυφλος, The blind man. It was because he was the most remarkable that this evangelist mentions him by name, as a person probably well known in those parts.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 10:46-52

Bartimeus 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 and healing, we should look to him as the promised Messiah. The gracious calls Christ gives us to come to him, encourage our hope, that if we come to him we shall have what we come for. Those who would come to Jesus, must cast away the garment of their own sufficiency, must free themselves from every weight, and the sin that, like long garments, most easily besets them, He 12:1. He begged that his eyes might be opened. It is very desirable to be able to earn our bread; and where God has given men limbs and senses, it is a shame, by foolishness and slothfulness, to make themselves, in effect, blind and lame. His eyes were opened. Thy faith has made thee whole: faith in Christ as the Son of David, and in his pity and power; not thy repeated words, but thy faith; Christ setting thy faith to work. Let sinners be exhorted to imitate blind Bartimeus. Where the gospel is preached, or the written words of truth circulated, Jesus is passing by, and this is the opportunity. It is not enough to come to Christ for spiritual healing, but, when we are healed, we must continue to follow him; that we may honour him, and receive instruction from him. Those who have spiritual eyesight, see that beauty in Christ which will draw them to run after him.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Mark 10:46 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532

ἔρχονταιerchontaithey comeG2064

εἰςeistoG1519

Ἰεριχώ.IerichōJericho.G2410

καὶkaiAndG2532

ἐκπορευομένουekporeuomenouwhen was going outG1607

αὐτοῦautouHeG846

ἀπὸapofromG575

ἸεριχὼIerichōJericho —G2410

καὶkaiandG2532

τῶνtōntheG3588

μαθητῶνmathētōndisciplesG3101

αὐτοῦautouof HimG846

καὶkaiandG2532

ὄχλουochloua crowdG3793

ἱκανοῦhikanoularge —G2425

υἱὸςhuiossonG5207

ΤιμαίουTimaiouof TimaeusG5090

Βαρτιμαῖος,BartimaiosBartimaeus,G924

τυφλὸςtuphlosblindG5185

προσαίτης,prosaitēsbeggar,

ἐκάθητοekathētowas sittingG2521

παρὰparabesideG3844

τὴνtēntheG3588

ὁδόν.hodonroad.G3598

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 10:46

Luke 18:35-19:1
And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. …
Matthew 20:29-34
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? …
John 9:8
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Luke 16:22
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Acts 3:2-3
And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

they came.
Mt 20:29-34; Lu 18:35-43
as he went.Luke says that this took place "as he was come nigh unto Jericho," and afterwards records an event which took place in that city. But the words [en to engizo autou eis lericho,] may be rendered, "When he was nigh Jericho," which is equally true of him who is gone a little way from it, as of him who is come near it; and as it is probable that Jesus stayed some days in the neighbourhood, this might occur as he went out of the city during that time, and he might afterwards re-enter it.
begging.
Lu 16:20,22; Joh 9:8; Ac 3:2,3

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Context

Mark 10:45
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Mark 10:46
And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging.
Mark 10:47
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

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Mark 10:46 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Entonces vienen á Jericó: y saliendo él de Jericó y sus discípulos y una gran compañía, Bartimeo el ciego, hijo de Timeo, estaba sentado junto al camino mendigando.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et ils arrivent à Jéricho; et comme il sortait de Jéricho avec ses disciples et une grande foule, Bartimée l’aveugle, le fils de Timée, était assis sur le bord du chemin et mendiait.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und sie kommen nach Jericho. Und als er aus Jericho ging mit seinen Jüngern und einer zahlreichen Volksmenge, saß der Sohn des Timäus, Bartimäus, der Blinde, bettelnd am Wege.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et veniunt Jericho: et proficiscente eo de Jericho, et discipulis ejus, et plurima multitudine, filius Timæi Bartimæus cæcus, sedebat juxta viam mendicans.