Mark 10:49 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴⁹ So, Jesus stopped and said, “Call that man [to me].” Then the crowd called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up, Jesus is calling you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁹ And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁹ And Jesus stopped and said, Call him. And they called the blind man, telling him, Take courage! Get up! He is calling you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁹ And Jesus stood still, and said, Call ye him. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calleth thee.

Common English Bible

⁴⁹ Jesus stopped and said, “Call him forward.” They called the blind man, “Be encouraged! Get up! He’s calling you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁹ And Jesus, standing still, instructed him to be called. And they called the blind man, saying to him: "Be at peace. Arise. He is calling you."

Mark 10:49 Cross References

Luke 18:40

So, Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to Him. And when he came near, Jesus asked him,

John 11:28

After saying this, she left and called her sister Mary and said to her privately, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

Hebrews 2:17

So, for this reason, He had to become like His brothers in every way [i.e., except that He never sinned], so that He could become a merciful and faithful Head Priest in things related to God’s [service], [and] that He could provide a means of purifying [Lev. 16:30] for people’s sins [i.e., a “covering over” or forgiveness of them].

Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a head priest who is incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but One [i.e., Jesus] who has been tempted in every way that we have, and yet without sinning.

Matthew 9:2

[Upon His arrival] they brought to Him a man afflicted with a paralytic disease, [being carried on his cot. See Mark 2:3]. When Jesus saw [the evidence of] their faith [i.e., the man’s four friends breaking open the roof and lowering him through it. See Mark 2:4-5], He said to the paralytic, “Son, cheer up, your sins are forgiven.”

Mark 10:50

So, he threw off his robe, jumped up, and [immediately] went to Jesus.