Early Church

Healing Blind Bartimaeus

Healing Blind Bartimaeus is dated AD 30. It is told in Matthew 20:29–34. Jesus Christ, Bartimaeus are part of it.

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

Matthew 20:29 BSB

When did it happen?

Modern reckoning
AD 30
Traditional reckoning
AD 30

Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.

Where is it in the Bible?

Who was there, and where?

Where: Jericho.

Which verses connect to Matthew 20:29?

The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).

  1. Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” …

  2. As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. …

  3. As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered. …

Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.