aGetting up, He *went
from there
to the region
of Judea
and beyond
the Jordan
; crowds
*gathered
around
Him again
, and, baccording
to His custom
, He once
more
began to teach
them.
Some Pharisees came
up to Jesus, testing
Him, and began to question
Him whether
it was lawful
for a man
to 1divorce
a wife
.
And He answered and said
to them, "What
did Moses
command
you?"
They said, " aMoses
permitted
a man TO WRITE
A CERTIFICATE
OF DIVORCE
AND 1SEND
her AWAY
."
But Jesus said
to them, " 1 aBecause
of your hardness
of heart
he wrote
you this
commandment
.
"But afrom the beginning of creation
, God bMADE
THEM MALE
AND FEMALE
.
" aFOR THIS REASON
A MAN
SHALL LEAVE
HIS FATHER
AND MOTHER
1,
aAND THE TWO SHALL BECOME
ONE
FLESH
; so
they are no
longer
two
, but one
flesh
.
"What therefore
God
has joined
together
, let no
man
separate
."
In the house the disciples
began questioning
Him about
this
again
.
And He *said to them, " aWhoever
1divorces
his wife
and marries
another
woman
commits
adultery
against
her;
and aif she herself
1divorces
her husband
and marries
another
man
, she is committing
adultery
."
aAnd they were bringing children
to Him so
that He might touch
them; but the disciples
rebuked
them.
But when Jesus saw
this, He was indignant
and said
to them, "Permit
the children
to come
to Me; do not hinder
them; afor the kingdom
of God
belongs
to such
as these
.
"Truly I say
to you, awhoever
does not receive
the kingdom
of God
like
a child
will not enter
it at all."
And He atook them in His arms
and began blessing
them, laying
His hands
on them.
aAs He was setting out on a journey
, a man
ran
up to Him and bknelt
before
Him, and asked
Him, "Good
Teacher
, what
shall I do
to cinherit
eternal
life
?"
And Jesus said
to him, "Why
do you call
Me good
? No
one
is good
except
God
alone
.
"You know the commandments
, ` aDO NOT MURDER
, DO NOT COMMIT
ADULTERY
, DO NOT STEAL
, DO NOT BEAR
FALSE
WITNESS
, Do not defraud
, HONOR
YOUR FATHER
AND MOTHER
.' "
And he said to Him, "Teacher
, I have kept
aall
these
things
from my youth
up."
Looking at him, Jesus
felt
a love
for him and said
to him, "One
thing
you lack
: go
and sell
all
you possess
and give
to the poor
, and you will have
atreasure
in heaven
; and come
, follow
Me."
But at these words
1he was saddened
, and he went
away
grieving
, for he was one who owned
much
property
.
And Jesus, looking
around
, *said
to His disciples
, " aHow
hard
it will be for those
who are wealthy
to enter
the kingdom
of God
!"
The disciples awere amazed
at His words
. But Jesus
*answered
again
and *said
to them, "Children
, how
hard
it is to enter
the kingdom
of God
!
" aIt is easier for a camel
to go
through
the eye
of a needle
than
for a rich
man
to enter
the kingdom
of God
."
They were even more
astonished
and said
to Him, " 1Then
who
can
be saved
?"
Looking at them, Jesus
*said
, " aWith people
it is impossible
, but not with God
; for all
things
are possible
with God
."
aPeter began
to say
to Him, "Behold
, we have left
everything
and followed
You."
Jesus said
, "Truly
I say
to you, athere is no
one
who
has left
house
or
brothers
or
sisters
or
mother
or
father
or
children
or
farms
, for My sake
and for the gospel's
sake
,
1but that he will receive a hundred
times
as much
now
in 2the present
age
, houses
and brothers
and sisters
and mothers
and children
and farms
, along with persecutions
; and in athe age
to come
, eternal
life
.
"But amany who are first
will be last
, and the last
, first
."
aThey were on the road going
up to Jerusalem
, and Jesus
was walking
on ahead
of them; and they bwere amazed
, and those
who followed
were fearful
. And again
He took
the twelve
aside
and began
to tell
them what
was going
to happen
to Him,
saying, "Behold, we are going
up to Jerusalem
, and athe Son
of Man
will be 1delivered
to the chief
priests
and the scribes
; and they will condemn
Him to death
and will 2hand
Him over to the Gentiles
.
"They will mock Him and aspit
on Him, and scourge
Him and kill
Him, and three
days
later
He will rise
again
."
1 aJames and John
, the two
sons
of Zebedee
, *came
up to Jesus, saying
, "Teacher
, we want
You to do
for us whatever
we ask
of You."
And He said to them, "What
do you want
Me to do
for you?"
They said to Him, " 1Grant
that we amay sit
, one
on Your right
and one
on Your left
, in Your glory
."
But Jesus said
to them, "You do not know
what
you are asking
. Are you able
ato drink
the cup
that I drink
, or
bto be baptized
with the baptism
with which
I am baptized
?"
They said to Him, "We are able
." And Jesus
said
to them, "The cup
that I drink
ayou shall drink
; and you shall be baptized
with the baptism
with which
I am baptized
.
"But to sit on My right
or
on My left
, this is not Mine
to give
; abut it is for those for whom
it has been prepared
."
aHearing this, the ten
began
to feel
indignant
with 1James
and John
.
Calling them to Himself, Jesus
*said
to them, "You know
that those
who are recognized
as rulers
of the Gentiles
lord
it over
them; and their great
men
exercise
authority
over
them.
"But it is not this way
among
you, abut whoever
wishes
to become
great
among
you shall be your servant
;
and whoever wishes
to be first
among
you shall be slave
of all
.
"For even the Son
of Man
adid not come
to be served
, but to serve
, and to give
His 1life
a ransom
for many
."
aThen they *came
to Jericho
. And bas He was leaving
Jericho
with His disciples
and a large
crowd
, a blind
beggar
named Bartimaeus
, the son
of Timaeus
, was sitting
by the road
.
When he heard that it was Jesus
the aNazarene
, he began
to cry
out and say
, "Jesus
, bSon
of David
, have
mercy
on me!"
Many were sternly
telling
him to be quiet
, but he kept crying
out all
the more
, " aSon
of David
, have
mercy
on me!"
And Jesus stopped
and said
, "Call
him here." So
they *called
the blind
man
, saying
to him, " aTake
courage
, stand
up! He is calling
for you."
Throwing aside
his cloak
, he jumped
up and came
to Jesus
.
And answering him, Jesus
said
, "What
do you want
Me to do
for you?" And the blind
man
said
to Him, " 1 aRabboni
, I want to regain
my sight
!"
And Jesus said
to him, "Go
; ayour faith
has 1made
you well
." Immediately
he regained
his sight
and began following
Him on the road
.