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Mark 10:51
51And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Rabbi, let me recover my sight."
Mark 10:51 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!”
Context of Mark 10:51
49And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart. Get up; he is calling you." 50And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Rabbi, let me recover my sight." 52And Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
Read all of Mark 10Mark 10:51 word by word
καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· τί σοι θέλεις ποιήσω; ὁ δὲ τυφλὸς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ραββουνι, ἵνα ἀναβλέψω.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
- wilt thouθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- I should doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- unto theeσύsu · youG4771
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- The blind manτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
- Lordῥαββονίrhabboni rhabbouni · RabboniG4462
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- I might receive my sightἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308
Cross-references for Mark 10:51
- Mark 10:36And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"
- 2 Chronicles 1:7In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, "Ask what I shall give you."
- Matthew 6:8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
- Matthew 7:7"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
- Luke 18:41"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight."
- Philippians 4:6do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Commentaries on Mark 10:51
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51Lord, that I might, etc. - The Codex Bezae, and some copies of the Itala, have, ̔, O Lord, my teacher.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46-52Verses 46-52 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 20:29-34. Mark 10:46 Blind Bartimeus - 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 - Bartimeus, the “blind man.” Mark 10:50 Casting away his garment - That is, his outer garment - the one that was thrown loosely over him. See the notes at Matthew 5:40. He threw it off, full of joy at the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 46-52Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 51"let me see again.": Bartimaeus's request showed his faith. Without faith, he might have just asked for charity. The stories he heard about Jesus encouraged him to cry out for the miracle of sight.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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