New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 10:43-52

43But it is not thisG3779wayG3779amongἐνenG1722you,but whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096greatμέγαςmegasG3173amongἐνenG1722you shall be your servantδιάκονος·diakonosG1249;

44and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to be firstπρῶτος,prōtosG4413amongἐνenG1722you shall be slaveδοῦλος.doulosG1401of allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

45For evenG2532the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444did not comeἦλθενēlthenG2064to be servedδιακονηθῆναιdiakonēthēnaiG1247,but to serveδιακονῆσαιdiakonēsaiG1247,and to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325HislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590a ransomλύτρονlutronG3083for manyπολλῶν.¶pollōnG4183.”

46ThenG2532they cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to JerichoἸεριχώ.IerichōG2410. Andas He was leavingἐκπορευομένουekporeuomenouG1607JerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410with His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101and a largeἱκανοῦhikanouG2425crowdὄχλουochlouG3793,a blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185beggarG4319namedBartimaeusΒαρτιμαῖος,BartimaiosG924,the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of TimaeusΤιμαίουTimaiouG5090,was sittingἐκάθητοekathētoG2521by the roadὁδόν.hodonG3598.

47When he heardἀκούσαςakousasG191that it was JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424theNazareneΝαζαρηνόςNazarēnosG3479,he beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to cryκράζεινkrazeinG2896out and sayλέγειν·legeinG3004, “JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207of DavidG1160,haveG1653mercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653on me!”

48ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183were sternlyG2008tellingG2008him to be quietσιωπήσῃ.siōpēsēG4623,but he kept cryingἔκραζεν·ekrazenG2896out allπολλῷpollōG4183the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123, “SonυἱὲhuieG5207of DavidG1160,haveG1653mercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653on me!”

49And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoppedστὰςstasG2476and saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,“CallφωνήσατεphōnēsateG5455him here.”SoG2532they calledφωνοῦσινphōnousinG5455the blindτυφλὸνtuphlonG5185manG5185,sayingG3004to him, “Takeθάρσει,tharseiG2293courageG2293,standἔγειρε,egeireG1453up! He is callingφωνεῖphōneiG5455for you.”

50ThrowingG577asideG577his cloakἱμάτιονhimationG2440,he jumpedG376up and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

51And answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611him, JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004,“WhatτίtiG5101do you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309Me to doποιήσω;poiēsōG4160for you?”And the blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185manG5185saidG3004to Him, “Rabboniραββουνι,rabbouniG4462, I wantto regainG308my sightἀναβλέψω.anablepsōG308!”

52And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“Goὕπαγε,hupageG5217;your faithπίστιςpistisG4102hasmadeG4982you wellG4982.”ImmediatelyG2117he regainedG308his sightἀνέβλεψενaneblepsenG308and beganfollowingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190Him on the roadὁδῷ.¶hodōG3598.

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