Mark 10:51 (LSB)

Passage

And Jesus answered him and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”

Nearby Context

Mark 10:49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, get up! He is calling for you.”

Mark 10:50 And throwing off his outer garment, he jumped up and came to Jesus.

Mark 10:51 And Jesus answered him and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”

Mark 10:52 And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has saved you.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answered", "said", "want", "blind", and "rabboni". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "And throwing off his outer garment he..." into verse 52's "And Jesus said to him Go your...", so "jesus" and "answered" 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 "jesus" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.