Mark 10:49 (DBY)

Passage

And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind [man], saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:47 And having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.

Mark 10:48 And many rebuked him, that he might be silent; but he cried so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

Mark 10:49 And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind [man], saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.

Mark 10:50 And, throwing away his garment, he started up and came to Jesus.

Mark 10:51 And Jesus answering says to him, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And the blind [man] said to him, Rabboni, that I may see.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jesus", "standing", "still", "desired", "blind", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "jesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 48's "And many rebuked him that he might..." into verse 50's "And throwing away his garment he started...", so "called" and "jesus" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.