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Jesus heals a blind man

Jesus heals blind Bartimaeus outside Jericho.
Contributed by LUMO project
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Jesus, His disciples and a large crowd were approaching the city of Jericho on their way to Jerusalem. – Slide 1
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A blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. His name was Bartimaeus (which means the ‘son of Timaeus’). – Slide 2
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When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was in the crowd coming towards him, he began to shout, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ – Slide 3
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Many people rebuked him and told him to be quiet. – Slide 4
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But Bartimaeus shouted all the more, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’ – Slide 5
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Jesus heard the cry of Bartimaeus and stopped. ‘Call him,’ He said to the crowd around Him. – Slide 6
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So they called and beckoned to Bartimaeus. ‘Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.’ Throwing his cloak to one side, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. – Slide 7
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What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked him. – Slide 8
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Bartimaeus replied, ‘Teacher, I want to see.’ – Slide 9
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‘Go!’ said Jesus, ‘your faith has healed you.’ – Slide 10
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Immediately Bartimaeus could see. – Slide 11
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He looked around in amazement. – Slide 12
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Then he then started praising God. – Slide 13
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When the crowds saw that Bartimaeus could see, they were overcome and gave praise to God. Jesus continued down the road with Bartimaeus following Him. – Slide 14
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