33 and after they flog Him, they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.”
34 They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
35 As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
36 Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant.
37 “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by,” they told him.
38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! ”
39 Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me! ”