And they came to Jericho; and as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.
And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, full of sores,
The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried;
As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging;
He entered Jericho and was passing through.
The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?”