Sight restored near Jericho
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Date: Judea, Perea and the road to Jerusalem. A guided comparison of Gospel accounts, not a measured calendar or a claim that every parallel follows the same sequence.
Near Jericho, blind beggars call to Jesus despite the crowd’s attempts to silence them. Jesus stops and grants sight, and they follow him. Mark names Bartimaeus and describes him throwing aside his cloak.
Matthew names two men; Mark and Luke focus on one. Matthew and Mark place the scene on leaving Jericho, Luke on approaching it. Distinguishing old and new Jericho is a proposed harmonization, not an explanation stated in these verses.
Primary Scripture
20:29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.
20:30 And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
20:31 The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
20:32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.
20:33 “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
20:34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.
10:46 Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
10:47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
10:48 Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
10:49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
10:50 Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
10:51 “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
10:52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
18:35 As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
18:36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
18:37 “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
18:38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
18:39 Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
18:40 Jesus stopped and directed that the man be brought to Him. When he had come near, Jesus asked him,
18:41 “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”
18:42 “Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
18:43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Related Scripture
Luke’s earlier announcement of restored sight provides a thematic connection.
Location evidence
The Jericho area contains different ancient settlement locations. An approximate region replaces the old mound’s exact point; approaching versus leaving the city remains a difference between the accounts.
Event map marker: Approximate region; [longitude, latitude] = [35.44, 31.85]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Jericho area: Approximate region. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [35.44, 31.85]. Classification source: editorial.
Illustrative regional extent: [[35.4,31.81],[35.48,31.9]]; not a measured confidence interval.
Named Gospel setting; original approximate extent
Named Gospel setting; original approximate extent
For the class
How does the crowd’s response change when Jesus calls the man?
Interpretation and reuse
Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review.
Record source: theographic (439)
Record source: editorial
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Place coordinates from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0.
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