Mark 10:32-52

They continued on their way to Jerusalem, with Jesus walking on ahead. The disciples were apprehensive and the other followers were afraid. So Jesus took the disciples aside and began to explain to them what was about to happen to him. “We're going to Jerusalem,” he told them, “and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and religious teachers. They will condemn him to death and hand him over to the foreigners. They will mock him, spit on him, flog him, and kill him. But three days later he will rise again.” James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to see him. “Teacher,” they said, “We want you to do for us whatever we ask you.” “So what do you want me to do for you?” Jesus replied. “When you're victorious and sit on your throne, make sure we sit beside you, one on the right, the other on the left,” they told him. “You don't know what you're asking,” replied Jesus. “Can you drink the cup I drink? Can you be baptized with the baptism of pain I will suffer?” “Yes, we can,” they replied. “You will drink the cup I drink, and you will be baptized with the same baptism as me,” Jesus told them. “But it's not for me to grant who should sit on my right or on my left. These places are reserved for those for whom they have been prepared.” When the other ten disciples heard about this, they started getting upset with James and John. Jesus called the disciples together and told them, “You realize that those who claim to rule over nations oppress their people. The rulers act like tyrants. But for you it's not like this. Anyone of you who wants to be a ruler must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be the slave of all of you. For even the Son of man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Jesus and his disciples passed through Jericho, and as they were leaving town, accompanied by a large crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting at the roadside. When he heard it was Jesus of Nazareth, he started shouting out, “Jesus, son of David, please have mercy on me!” Lots of people told him to be quiet, but that only made him shout even more, “Jesus, son of David, please have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped, and said, “Tell him to come here.” So they called him over, telling him, “Good news! Get up. He's calling for you.” Bartimaeus jumped up, threw off his coat, and rushed over to Jesus. “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. “Teacher,” he said to Jesus, “I want to see!” “You can go. Your trust in me has healed you.” Immediately Bartimaeus could see and he followed Jesus as he went on his way.