Shown here after receiving his sight — following Jesus on the way (Mark 10:52).
Bartimaeus
The Blind Beggar of Jericho
In Mark’s Gospel
Hearing it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out: "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" (Mark 10:47) — calling him the Messiah's title
Many rebuked him, telling him to be silent — "but he cried out all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'"
Mark 10:48
Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." They told him, "Take heart. Get up; he is calling you"
Mark 10:49
Throwing off his cloak — his only possession, his beggar's license — he sprang up and came to Jesus
Mark 10:50
Who they were
- Persistent — would not be silenced, cried out "all the more" (Mark 10:48)
- Theologically bold — a blind beggar confessing Jesus as "Son of David" while the crowds just said "Jesus of Nazareth" (Mark 10:47)
- Decisive — threw off his cloak before he was healed, staking everything on Jesus (Mark 10:50)
Read about them
Faces of Faith
“Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” — Hebrews 12:1
A keepsake of Bartimaeus’s story — the portrait on the front, the key moments on the back.
Faces of Faith cards coming soon to the TruVINE store.
Every claim above is from Scripture unless labeled “Tradition.” Depictions are checked against the WEB text on this site.
