Mark 10
10
Jesus Teaches About Divorce
1Jesus left that place and went into the area of Judea on the other side of the Jordan River. Crowds of people came to him once again, and he taught them as he always did.
2Some Pharisees came to test Jesus. They asked, “Does the Law allow a man to divorce his wife?”
3“What did Moses command you?” he replied.
4They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a letter of divorce and send his wife away.”
5“Moses wrote you that law because you were so hard-hearted,” Jesus responded. 6“But at the beginning of creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ 7‘That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 8and the two of them will become one.’ They are no longer two, but one. 9So no one should separate what God has joined together.”
10When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. 11He answered, “If a man divorces his wife and gets married to another woman, he is committing adultery against her. 12And if a woman divorces her husband and gets married to another man, she is committing adultery.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children
13People were bringing little children to Jesus because they wanted him to place his hands on them and bless them. But the disciples told them not to. 14When Jesus saw this, he was furious. He told his disciples, “Let the little children come to me, and don’t keep them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like them. 15Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” 16Then he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them, and blessed them.
Rich People and the Kingdom of God
17As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and got down on his knees in front of him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
18“Why do you call me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God. 19You know what the commandments say. ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, don’t be a false witness, don’t cheat, honor your father and mother.’ ”
20“Teacher,” he said eagerly, “I’ve obeyed all those commandments since I was a boy.”
21Jesus looked at him and loved him. “You’re missing one thing,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you’ll have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me.”
22When the man heard that, he looked gloomy, and he went away sad, because he was very rich.
23Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for rich people to enter the kingdom of God!”
24The disciples were amazed at what he said. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25It’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who’s rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
26The disciples were even more amazed, and they said to each other, “Then who can be saved?”
27Jesus looked at them and said, “With people, it’s impossible, but not with God. All things are possible with God.”
28Then Peter spoke up. “We’ve left everything to follow you!” he said.
29“Truly I tell you,” Jesus responded, “anyone who has left home or family or fields for me and the good news 30will receive 100 times as much in this world. They will have other homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields—and they’ll also be systematically oppressed by others. But in the world to come they’ll live forever. 31But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.”
Jesus Speaks a Third Time About His Coming Death
32They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way. The disciples were amazed, and the crowd that was following along was afraid. Jesus took his 12 disciples to one side and told them again what was going to happen to him. 33“We’re going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “where the Son of Man is going to be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will sentence him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles, 34who will humiliate him and spit on him, whip him and kill him. But three days later, he will rise from the dead!”
James and John Ask Jesus for a Favor
35James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, we’d like to ask you for a favor.”
36“What do you want me to do for you?” he replied.
37They answered, “In your glorious kingdom, let one of us sit at your right hand and the other at your left hand.”
38“You don’t know what you’re asking for,” Jesus responded. “Can you drink the cup I’m going to drink? Can you go through the baptism I have to go through?”
39“We can,” they answered.
Jesus told them, “You will drink the cup that I drink, and you will go through the baptism that I go through. 40But it’s not for me to say who will sit at my right or left hand. These places belong to the ones they’ve been prepared for.”
41When the other ten disciples heard about this, they got angry with James and John. But 42Jesus called them all together and said, “You know that the leaders of the Gentiles like to use their power over others and that their high officials order people around. 43Don’t be like that. Instead, any of you who wants to be great among you must become your servant, 44and anyone who wants to be first must be a slave to all the others. 45Even the Son of Man didn’t come to be served, but to serve others and to give his life to set many people free.”
Blind Bartimaeus Able to See
46Then Jesus and his disciples went through Jericho. As they were leaving the city, a large crowd was with them. A blind man named Bartimaeus (which means Son of Timaeus) was sitting by the side of the road begging. 47When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by, he began to shout, “Jesus! Son of David! Have mercy on me!”
48Many people told him to stop shouting and be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, “Son of David! Have mercy on me!”
49Jesus stopped and said, “Call for him.”
So they called out to the blind man, “You got what you wanted! Get on your feet! Jesus is calling for you.” 50He threw his coat to one side, jumped to his feet, and came to Jesus.
51“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.
The blind man responded, “Rabbi, I want to be able to see.”
52“Go,” Jesus told him, “your faith has healed you.” Right away he could see, and he followed Jesus along the road.
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Mark 10
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Abide in Marriage
1Then getting up from there, Yeshua goes to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. Again crowds gather around Him, and, as was His custom, He began to teach them once more.
2Pharisees came up, and to test Him they began asking, “Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife?”
3And He replied to them, “What did Moses command you?”
4The Pharisees said, “Moses permitted a man to write a bill of divorce and to put her away.”
5But Yeshua said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment!
6But from the beginning of creation, God ‘made them male and female.
7For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,
8and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate!”
10In the house, the disciples began questioning Him about this again.
11And He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.
12And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she is committing adultery.”
Let the Little Ones Come!
13Now people were bringing little children to Yeshua so He might touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14But when Yeshua saw this, He got angry. He told them, “Let the little children come to Me! Do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15Amen, I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it!”
16And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
The Cost of Discipleship
17As Yeshua was setting out on His way, a man ran up to Him, fell on his knees before Him, and asked, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
18“Why do you call Me good?” Yeshua said to him. “No one is good except One—that is God.
19You know the commandments, ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,’ do not cheat, ‘honor your father and mother.’”
20The man responded, “Teacher, all these I have kept since my youth!”
21Looking at him, Yeshua loved him and said, “One thing you lack. Go, sell as much as you have, and give to the poor; and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
22But at this statement, the man became sad and went away grieving, for he had much property.
23Then looking around, Yeshua says to His disciples, “How hard it will be for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
24The disciples were amazed at His words. But Yeshua answers again and says to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
26The disciples were even more astonished, saying among themselves, “Then who can be saved?”
27Looking at them, Yeshua said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God!”
28Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we’ve left everything to follow You!”
29“Amen, I tell you,” Yeshua replied, “there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for My sake and for the sake of the Good News,
30who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and property, along with persecutions; and in the olam ha-ba , eternal life.
31But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Death and Resurrection Revealed
32They were on the way going up to Jerusalem, and Yeshua was going ahead of them. And they were amazed, while those who followed were fearful. Again Yeshua took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him.
33He said, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the ruling kohanim and the Torah scholars. They will condemn Him to death and hand Him over to the Gentiles.
34They will mock Him and spit on Him, scourge Him and kill Him. Yet after three days, He will rise again!”
35Then Jacob and John, the sons of Zebedee, come up to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.”
36And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
37They said to Him, “Let us sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory.”
38But Yeshua answered them, “You don’t know what you’re asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink, or endure the immersion I must endure?”
39They said to Him, “We are able.” And Yeshua said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink, and you will endure the immersion I must endure.
40But to sit on My right or left is not Mine to grant—it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
41Now when the ten heard, they started to get angry with Jacob and John.
42And calling them over, Yeshua said to them, “You know those recognized as rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones play the tyrant over them.
43Yet it is not this way among you. But whoever wants to be great among you shall be your servant,
44and whoever wants to be first among you shall be slave of all.
45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Ben-David Heals the Blind
46Then they came to Jericho. Now as Yeshua was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.
47When he heard that it was Yeshua of Natzeret, he began to cry out, “Ben-David, Yeshua! Have mercy on me!”
48Many were warning him to be quiet; but he kept crying out all the more, “Ben-David, have mercy on me!”
49Yeshua stopped and said, “Call him over.” So they call the blind man, saying, “Take heart! Get up, He’s calling you!”
50Throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and came to Yeshua.
51And answering him, Yeshua said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said, “Rabboni, I want to see again!”
52Yeshua said to him, “Go! Your faith has made you well.” Instantly he regained his sight and began following Yeshua down the road.
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