From Mark . 10: 46-52
Come to Jericho. And when He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a multitude of people, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat blind by the road, begging for alms.
Hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and say: Jesus, Son of David! have mercy on me.
Many forced him to be silent; but he began to shout even more: Son of David! have mercy on me.
Jesus stopped and told him to call him. They call the blind man and say to him: do not be afraid, get up, he is calling you.
He threw off his outer garment, got up and came to Jesus.
Answering him, Jesus asked: what do you want from Me? The blind man said to Him: Master! so that I can see.
Jesus said to him: go, your faith has saved you. And he immediately received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
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Theophylact Bulgarian blessed
Interpretation on a group of verses: Mark: 10: 52-51
And the soul of the blind man was discreet, for after being healed he did not leave Jesus, but followed Him.
And (allegorically) you can understand it this way: Christ had mercy on him (human nature) and saved him by faith, when it took off the old garment of sin.
Upon receiving salvation, it followed Him (Christ), fulfilling the commandments on its way, that is, in this life.
For only in this life is it possible to follow Christ, and after it the doors (of salvation) are already closed and there will be no time for fulfilling the commandments of God.
Prepared by the rector of St. Nicholas Church Archpriest Roman Romanov
Come to Jericho. And when He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a multitude of people, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat blind by the road, begging for alms.
Hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and say: Jesus, Son of David! have mercy on me.
Many forced him to be silent; but he began to shout even more: Son of David! have mercy on me.
Jesus stopped and told him to call him. They call the blind man and say to him: do not be afraid, get up, he is calling you.
He threw off his outer garment, got up and came to Jesus.
Answering him, Jesus asked: what do you want from Me? The blind man said to Him: Master! so that I can see.
Jesus said to him: go, your faith has saved you. And he immediately received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
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Theophylact Bulgarian blessed
Interpretation on a group of verses: Mark: 10: 52-51
And the soul of the blind man was discreet, for after being healed he did not leave Jesus, but followed Him.
And (allegorically) you can understand it this way: Christ had mercy on him (human nature) and saved him by faith, when it took off the old garment of sin.
Upon receiving salvation, it followed Him (Christ), fulfilling the commandments on its way, that is, in this life.
For only in this life is it possible to follow Christ, and after it the doors (of salvation) are already closed and there will be no time for fulfilling the commandments of God.
Prepared by the rector of St. Nicholas Church Archpriest Roman Romanov
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