Mark 10:51
King James Version (KJV)
And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
Translations
Mark 10:51 - Amplified Bible
And Jesus said to him, What do you want Me to do for you? And the blind man said to Him, Master, let me receive my sight.
Mark 10:51 - American Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.
Mark 10:51 - Bible in Basic English
And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.
Mark 10:51 - Darby Bible
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.
Mark 10:51 - English Standard Version
And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Rabbi, let me recover my sight."
Mark 10:51 - King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
Mark 10:51 - La Biblia de las Americas
Y dirigiéndose a él, Jesùs le dijo: ¿Qué deseas que haga por ti? Y el ciego le respondiò: Rabonì (I.e., mi Maestro), que recobre la vista.
Mark 10:51 - The Message
Jesus said, "What can I do for you?" The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
Mark 10:51 - New American Standard Bible
And answering him, Jesus said, "What do you want Me to do for you?" And the blind man said to Him, "(I.e. My Master) Rabboni, {I want} to regain my sight!"
Mark 10:51 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
Y dirigiéndose a él, Jesùs le preguntò: "¿Qué deseas que haga por ti?" Y el ciego Le respondiò: "Rabonì (Mi Maestro), que recobre la vista."
Mark 10:51 - World English Bible
Jesus answered him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Rhabboni, that I may see again."
Mark 10:51 - Young's Living Translation
And answering, Jesus saith to him, `What wilt thou I may do to thee?` and the blind man said to him, `Rabboni, that I may see again;`
Mark 10:51 - Additional Comments
As usual, Jesus was not asking for Himself, but for others.
Note the term Bartimaeus used - "Rabboni".
"Rabbi" was a common title of distinction during the time of Jesus. In Hebrew it was "Ravi," pronounced (Rahbee). The Greek was "Hrabbi" and they both mean the same thing "My Master" or "My Teacher."
It was actually a new term that had developed recent to that time. The first person we know of in history to have been honored with this title was Gamaliel I sometime around 30 AD. This title was actually very popular and very new.
There were actually three forms of the title, each given with elaborate ceremony:
"Rab" meaning "Master" was a Babylonian title given to certain learned men who had received the laying-on of hands in the rabbinic schools. This was the lowest title among the three.
"Rabbi" meaning "My Master" was where a man was bestowed the title from the laying-on of hands by the Sanhedrin. The ceremony was interesting. The man was placed on a "high" chair which was raised above the assembly and he was given a key and a scroll when the new title was spoken by a certain person. The key symbolized power and authority to teach others, and the scroll symbolized that he was familiar and devoted to his studies. He would wear the key as a token of greatness and it was buried with him. According to the Aruch (Talmudical lexicon) a "Rabbi" was one who has disciples, and whose disciples were prepared to raise up new disciples. This was the second greatest title among the three.
"Rabbon" which meant "Great Master" or "Rabboni" meaning "My Great Master" was the greatest designation of all. Once the teacher had seen two generations of disciples he was referred to with this title, and also called by his own name so that he would not be forgotten.
It is interesting to note that men who had earned these titles were very highly respected, and Jesus was called by both.
We are all blind to so many things - to the complete truth of Scripture, to the nature and character of God, to our own sin and what God wants us to do, etc. May we beg our Master to receive sight so we can see these things. If we cry out as the beggar did, Jesus too can say to us (vs 52) ""Go your way; your faith has made you well." And in that blessing from God, may we follow Jesus even more closely, as the beggar did.
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