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- Bartimaeus was a blind man and beggar who had come to believe in Jesus. In the Gospel narrative, Bartimaeus cried out, asking Jesus to have mercy on him and heal him. This account in the Bible is about faith and healing. It tells of Jesus’ power and His compassion. It assures us that Jesus cares and takes notice of each one of us.
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- Matthew 5:42 ESV / 63 helpful votes. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
- Mark 10:46-52 ESV / 55 helpful votes. And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.
- Acts 3:1-6 ESV / 53 helpful votes. Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple.
- 1 John 3:17 ESV / 34 helpful votes. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
First, almsgiving—giving to the poor—was seen as being especially praiseworthy and as proof of one’s righteousness (Matthew 6:1-4). Second, begging was customarily concentrated around holy places, since the poor presumed that the pious would prove more charitable than the profane.
A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight. 35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”. 38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”.
Augustine says that there were two blind men; but that the one, better known, overshadowed the other. He also says that Bartimaeus was a well-known character, and that he was accustomed to sit by the wayside, not only blind, but as a beggar.
Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus. 46 x And they came to Jericho. And y as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, z a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was a Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And ...
The Blind Beggar "And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 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.
The Blind Beggar of the Temple, and His Wonderful Cure. “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by intepretation, Sent).
