Mark 10:49 (WEB)

Passage

Jesus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

Nearby Context

Mark 10:47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”

Mark 10:48 Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out much more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”

Mark 10:49 Jesus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

Mark 10:50 He, casting away his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.

Mark 10:51 Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jesus", "stood", "still", "said", "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 "Many rebuked him that he should be..." into verse 50's "He casting away his cloak sprang up...", 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.