Mark 10
10
1And having risen thence, he doth come to the coasts of Judea, through the other side of the Jordan, and again do multitudes come together unto him, and, as he had been accustomed, again he was teaching them.
2And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,
3and he answering said to them, ‘What did Moses command you?’
4and they said, ‘Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.’
5And Jesus answering said to them, ‘For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,
6but from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them;
7on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,
8and they shall be — the two — for one flesh; so that they are no more two, but one flesh;
9what therefore God did join together, let not man put asunder.’
10And in the house again his disciples of the same thing questioned him,
11and he saith to them, ‘Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;
12and if a woman may put away her husband, and is married to another, she committeth adultery.’
13And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,
14and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, ‘Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;
15verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child — he may not enter into it;’
16and having taken them in his arms, having put [his] hands upon them, he was blessing them.
17And as he is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to him, was questioning him, ‘Good teacher, what may I do, that life age-during I may inherit?’
18And Jesus said to him, ‘Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good except One — God;
19the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Thou mayest not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.’
20And he answering said to him, ‘Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.’
21And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, ‘One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast — sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.’
22And he — gloomy at the word — went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.
23And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, ‘How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!’
24And the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, ‘Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God!
25It is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.’
26And they were astonished beyond measure, saying unto themselves, ‘And who is able to be saved?’
27And Jesus, having looked upon them, saith, ‘With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.’
28And Peter began to say to him, ‘Lo, we left all, and we followed thee.’
29And Jesus answering said, ‘Verily I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my sake, and for the good news’,
30who may not receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and fields, with persecutions, and in the age that is coming, life age-during;
31and many first shall be last, and the last first.’
32And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them, and they were amazed, and following they were afraid. And having again taken the twelve, he began to tell them the things about to happen to him,
33— ‘Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests, and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the nations,
34and they shall mock him, and scourge him, and spit on him, and kill him, and the third day he shall rise again.’
35And there come near to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, ‘Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, thou mayest do for us;’
36and he said to them, ‘What do ye wish me to do for you?’
37and they said to him, ‘Grant to us that, one on thy right hand and one on thy left, we may sit in thy glory;’
38and Jesus said to them, ‘Ye have not known what ye ask; are ye able to drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the baptism that I am baptized with — to be baptized?’
39And they said to him, ‘We are able;’ and Jesus said to them, ‘Of the cup indeed that I drink of, ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with, ye shall be baptized;
40but to sit on my right and on my left, is not mine to give, but — to those for whom it hath been prepared.’
41And the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John,
42but Jesus having called them near, saith to them, ‘Ye have known that they who are considered to rule the nations do exercise lordship over them, and their great ones do exercise authority upon them;
43but not so shall it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he shall be your minister,
44and whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;
45for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.’
46And they come to Jericho, and as he is going forth from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, a son of Timaeus — Bartimaeus the blind — was sitting beside the way begging,
47and having heard that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and to say, ‘The Son of David — Jesus! deal kindly with me;’
48and many were rebuking him, that he might keep silent, but the more abundantly he cried out, ‘Son of David, deal kindly with me.’
49And Jesus having stood, he commanded him to be called, and they call the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take courage, rise, he doth call thee;’
50and he, having cast away his garment, having risen, did come unto Jesus.
51And answering, Jesus saith to him, ‘What wilt thou I may do to thee?’ and the blind man said to him, ‘Rabboni, that I may see again;’
52and Jesus said to him, ‘Go, thy faith hath saved thee:’ and immediately he saw again, and was following Jesus in the way.
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Mark 10
10
Jesus Teaches about Divorce
(Mt 19.1–12; Lk 16.18)
1Then Jesus left that place, went to the province of Judea, and crossed the River Jordan. Crowds came flocking to him again, and he taught them, as he always did.
2Some Pharisees came to him and tried to trap him. “Tell us,” they asked, “does our Law allow a man to divorce his wife?”
3Jesus answered with a question, “What law did Moses give you?”
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Deut 24.1–4; Mt 5.31 Their answer was, “Moses gave permission for a man to write a divorce notice and send his wife away.”
5Jesus said to them, “Moses wrote this law for you because you are so hard to teach. 6#Gen 1.27; 5.2But in the beginning, at the time of creation, ‘God made them male and female,’ as the scripture says. 7#Gen 2.24‘And for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife,#10.7 Some manuscripts do not have and unite with his wife. 8and the two will become one.’ So they are no longer two, but one. 9No human being then must separate what God has joined together.”
10When they went back into the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter. 11#Mt 5.32; 1 Cor 7.10–11He said to them, “A man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his wife. 12In the same way, a woman who divorces her husband and marries another man commits adultery.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children
(Mt 19.13–15; Lk 18.15–17)
13Some people brought children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples scolded the people. 14When Jesus noticed this, he was angry and said to his disciples, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15#Mt 18.3I assure you that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” 16Then he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on each of them, and blessed them.
The Rich Man
(Mt 19.16–30; Lk 18.18–30)
17As Jesus was starting on his way again, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone. 19#Ex 20.12–16; Deut 5.16–20You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; do not cheat; respect your father and your mother.’ ”
20“Teacher,” the man said, “ever since I was young, I have obeyed all these commandments.”
21Jesus looked straight at him with love and said, “You need only one thing. Go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.” 22When the man heard this, gloom spread over his face, and he went away sad, because he was very rich.
23Jesus looked round at his disciples and said to them, “How hard it will be for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!”
24The disciples were shocked at these words, but Jesus went on to say, “My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God! 25It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.”
26At this the disciples were completely amazed and asked one another, “Who, then, can be saved?”
27Jesus looked straight at them and answered, “This is impossible for human beings, but not for God; everything is possible for God.”
28Then Peter spoke up, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”
29 “Yes,” Jesus said to them, “and I tell you that anyone who leaves home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and for the gospel, 30will receive much more in this present age. He will receive a hundred times more houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields — and persecutions as well; and in the age to come he will receive eternal life. 31#Mt 20.16; Lk 13.30But many who now are first will be last, and many who now are last will be first.”
Jesus Speaks a Third Time about his Death
(Mt 20.17–19; Lk 18.31–34)
32Jesus and his disciples were now on the road going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of the disciples, who were filled with alarm; the people who followed behind were afraid. Once again Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and spoke of the things that were going to happen to him. 33“Listen,” he told them, “we are going up to Jerusalem where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death and then hand him over to the Gentiles, 34who will mock him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him; but three days later he will rise to life.”
The Request of James and John
(Mt 20.20–28)
35Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “there is something we want you to do for us.”
36 “What is it?” Jesus asked them.
37They answered, “When you sit on your throne in your glorious Kingdom, we want you to let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left.”
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Lk 12.50
Jesus said to them, “You don't know what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup of suffering that I must drink? Can you be baptized in the way I must be baptized?”
39“We can,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink the cup I must drink and be baptized in the way I must be baptized. 40But I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them.”
41When the other ten disciples heard about it, they became angry with James and John. 42#Lk 22.25–26So Jesus called them all together to him and said, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority. 43#Mt 23.11; Mk 9.35; Lk 22.26This, however, is not the way it is among you. If one of you wants to be great, he must be the servant of the rest; 44and if one of you wants to be first, he must be the slave of all. 45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.”
Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus
(Mt 20.29–34; Lk 18.35–43)
46They came to Jericho, and as Jesus was leaving with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus son of Timaeus was sitting by the road. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus! Son of David! Take pity on me!”
48Many of the people scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, “Son of David, take pity on me!”
49Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”
So they called the blind man. “Cheer up!” they said. “Get up, he is calling you.”
50He threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.
51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.
“Teacher,” the blind man answered, “I want to see again.”
52 “Go,” Jesus told him, “your faith has made you well.”
At once he was able to see and followed Jesus on the road.
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