Matthew 20:29-34 - What do you want me to do for you?

20:29,30

As usual a large crowd followed Jesus as they were going out of Jericho. Mark (Mark 10:46) and Luke have one blind man, Matthew mentions two. Matthew does not name either of them, while Mark does name one, Bartimaeus. It may be that there were two, but one of them was known to the disciples (or at least to Mark). The supposed difference in accounts may be no difference at all, so I do not propose to worry about it! They cried out to Jesus, “Have mercy on us Lord, So of David!”.

20:31-34

The crowd told them to keep quiet, but the blind men cried out all the more. They knew that they had the chance of being healed, so they were not going to be put off by the crowds. This was their chance! Jesus responded to them, asking them what they wanted. Jesus will respond to people that we think He should not respond to. The blind men asked Jesus to give them their sight back. Jesus gave them what they wanted, and they were immediately healed. Notice that Matthew gives a truncated account, compared to Mark and Luke.