Mark 10:46 (DRB)

Passage

And they came to Jericho. And as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a very great multitude, Bartimeus the blind man, the son of Timeus, sat by the way side begging.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:44 And whosoever will be first among you shall be the servant of all.

Mark 10:45 For the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto: but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many.

Mark 10:46 And they came to Jericho. And as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a very great multitude, Bartimeus the blind man, the son of Timeus, sat by the way side begging.

Mark 10:47 Who when he had heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, began to cry out and to say: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

Mark 10:48 And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace; but he cried a great deal the more: Son of David, have mercy on me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "jericho", "went", "disciples", "very", "great", and "multitude". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "jericho", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 45's "For the Son of man also is..." into verse 47's "Who when he had heard that it...", so "came" and "jericho" 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 "came" and "jericho" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.