34 The apostles did not understand what Jesus was talking about. They could not understand, because the meaning of what he said was hidden from them.
35 When Jesus was coming close to Jericho, a blind man sat begging beside the road.
36 The man heard the crowd walking by and asked what was happening.
37 Some people told him that Jesus from Nazareth was passing by.
38 So the blind man shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!”
39 The people who were going along with Jesus told the man to be quiet. But he shouted even louder, “Son of David, have pity on me!”
40 Jesus stopped and told some people to bring the blind man over to him. When the blind man was getting near, Jesus asked,