< Mark 10 >

1 And having risen from there, He comes to the coasts of Judea, through the other side of the Jordan, and again multitudes come together to Him, and as He had been accustomed, again He was teaching them.
And he arose and went thence into the borders of Judea, by the other side of the Jordan. And the multitudes again came together to him; and, as his custom was, he taught them again.
2 And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned Him if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting Him,
And the Pharisees came to him, and that they might tempt him, asked him the question: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
3 and He answering said to them, “What did Moses command you?”
He answered and said to them: What commandment did Moses give you?
4 And they said, “Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.”
They replied: Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorce, and put her away.
5 And Jesus answering said to them, “For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,
And Jesus answered and said to them: On account of the hardness of your hearts, he wrote this commandment for you.
6 but from the beginning of the creation God made them a male and a female;
But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.
7 on this account will a man leave his father and mother, and will cleave to his wife,
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife;
8 and they will be—the two—for one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh;
and the two shall be one flesh. So, then, they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 what God therefore joined together, do not let man separate.”
Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man put asunder.
10 And in the house His disciples again questioned Him of the same thing,
And in the house, his disciples again asked him about the same matter.
11 and He says to them, “Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, commits adultery against her;
And he said to them: Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her;
12 and if a woman may put away her husband, and is married to another, she commits adultery.”
and if a woman puts away her husband, and is married to another, she commits adultery.
13 And they were bringing to Him children that He might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,
And they brought little children to him, that he might touch them: but his disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14 and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and He said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the Kingdom of God;
And when Jesus saw it, he was displeased, and said to them: Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 truly I say to you, whoever may not receive the Kingdom of God as a child—he may not enter into it”;
Verily I say to you, Whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it.
16 and having taken them in His arms, having put [His] hands on them, He was blessing them.
And he took them in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
17 And 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 I may inherit continuous life?” (aiōnios g166)
And as he was going forth into the road, one ran and bowed the knee to him, and asked him: Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good except one—God;
Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? None is good but one, that is God.
19 you have known the commands: You may not commit adultery, You may not murder, You may not steal, You may not bear false witness, You may not defraud, Honor your father and mother.”
You know the commandments, You shall not commit adultery; You shall not kill; You shall not steal; You shall not give false testimony; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.
20 And he answering said to Him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.”
He answered and said to him: Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.
21 And Jesus having looked on him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: go away, whatever you have—sell, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me, having taken up the cross.”
And Jesus, looking on him, loved him, and said to him: One thing you lack; go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
22 And he—gloomy at the word—went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.
But becoming sad at that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus having looked around, says to His disciples, “How hardly will they who have riches enter into the Kingdom of God!”
And Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples: With what difficulty will those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24 And the disciples were astonished at His words, and Jesus again answering says to them, “Children, how hard it is to those trusting on riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!
And his disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus, answering again, said to them: Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to enter through the eye of the needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying to themselves, “And who is able to be saved?”
And they were astonished beyond measure, and said among themselves: Who, then, can be saved?
27 And Jesus, having looked on them, says, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”
Jesus looked on them and said: With men this is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.
28 And Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we left all, and we followed You.”
And Peter began to say to him: Behold, we have left all and followed thee.
29 And Jesus answering said, “Truly 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’,
And Jesus answering, said: Verily I say to you, There is no one that has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel,
30 who may not receive a 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, continuous life; (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
who shall not receive a hundred-fold, now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life. (aiōn g165, aiōnios g166)
31 and many first will be last, and the last first.”
But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
32 And 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:
And they were in the road going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them; and they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid. And again taking the twelve aside, he began to tell them what was about to befall him.
33 “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests, and to the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and will deliver Him to the nations,
Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles;
34 and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him, and the third day He will rise again.”
and they will deride him, and scourge him, and spit upon him, and kill him, and on the third day he will rise again.
35 And there come near to Him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, “Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, You may do for us”;
And James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him, and said: Teacher, we desire you to do for us whatever we shall ask.
36 and He said to them, “What do you wish Me to do for you?”
He said to them: What do you wish me to do for you?
37 And they said to Him, “Grant to us that, one on Your right hand and one on Your left, we may sit in Your glory”;
They said to him: Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy glory.
38 and Jesus said to them, “You have not known what you ask; are you able to drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the immersion that I am immersed with—to be immersed?”
Jesus said to them: You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed?
39 And they said to Him, “We are able”; and Jesus said to them, “Of the cup indeed that I drink of, you will drink, and with the immersion that I am immersed with, you will be immersed;
They said to him: We are able. Jesus said to them: You shall drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed.
40 but to sit on My right and on My left is not Mine to give, but—to those for whom it has been prepared.”
But to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give; but it shall be given to those for whom it is prepared.
41 And the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John,
And when the ten heard it, they began to be displeased with James and John.
42 but Jesus having called them near, says to them, “You have known that they who are considered to rule the nations exercise lordship over them, and their great ones exercise authority on them;
But Jesus called them to him, and said to them: You know that those who think they rule the Gentiles, act as lords over them; and their great men exercise authority over them.
43 but not so will it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he will be your minister,
But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, shall be your minister;
44 and whoever of you may will to become first, he will be servant of all;
and whoever among you desires to be first, shall be servant of all.
45 for even the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”
For the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
46 And 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,
And they came to Jericho: and as he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, was sitting on the roadside, begging.
47 and 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”;
And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say: Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!
48 and many were rebuking him that he might keep silent, but the more abundantly he cried out, “Son of David, deal kindly with me.”
And many rebuked him, that he should be silent. But he cried out yet the more: Son of David, have mercy on me!
49 And Jesus having stood, He commanded him to be called, and they call the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, rise, He calls you”;
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they called the blind man, and said to him: Take courage; arise, he calls you.
50 and he, having cast away his garment, having risen, came to Jesus.
And throwing away his mantle, he arose, and came to Jesus.
51 And answering, Jesus says to him, “What do you will I may do to you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may see again”;
And Jesus answered and said to him: What do you wish me to do for you? The blind man said to him: Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.
52 and Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you”: and immediately he saw again, and was following Jesus in the way.
And Jesus said to him: Go, your faith has saved you. And he immediately received his sight, and followed Jesus on the road.

< Mark 10 >