Mark 10
1 On leaving that place, Jesus went into the district of Judea on the other side of the Jordan. Crowds gathered about him again; and again, as usual, he began teaching them.
Soon on His feet once more, He enters the district of Judaea and crosses the Jordan: again the people flock to Him, and ere long, as was usual with Him, He was teaching them once more.
2 Presently some Pharisees came up and, to test him, asked, “Has a husband the right to divorce his wife?”
Presently a party of Pharisees come to Him with the question--seeking to entrap Him, "May a man divorce his wife?"
3 “What direction did Moses give you?” replied Jesus.
"What rule did Moses lay down for you?" He answered.
4 “Moses,” they said, “permitted a man to draw up in writing a notice of separation and divorce his wife.”
"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to draw up a written notice of divorce, and to send his wife away."
5 “It was owing to the hardness of your hearts,” said Jesus, “that Moses gave you this direction;
"It was in consideration of your stubborn hearts," said Jesus, "that Moses enacted this law for you;
6 but, at the beginning of the Creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
but from the beginning of the creation the rule was, 'Male and female did God make them.
7 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife,
8 and the man and his wife will become one;’ so that they are no longer two, but one.
and the two shall be one'; so that they are two no longer, but 'one.'
9 What God himself, then, has yoked together no one must separate.”
What, therefore, God has joined together let not man separate."
10 When they were indoors, the disciples asked him again about this,
Indoors the disciples began questioning Jesus again on the same subject.
11 and he said, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of adultery against his wife;
He replied, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman, commits adultery against the first wife;
12 and, if the woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she is guilty of adultery.”
and if a woman puts away her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."
13 Some of the people were bringing little children to Jesus, for him to touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who had brought them.
One day people were bringing young children to Jesus for Him to touch them, but the disciples interfered.
14 When, however, Jesus saw this, he was indignant. “Let the little children come to me,” he said, “do not hinder them; for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of God belongs.
Jesus, however, on seeing this, was moved to indignation, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me: do not hinder them; for to those who are childlike the Kingdom of God belongs.
15 I tell you, unless a person receives the kingdom of God like a child, they will not enter it at all.”
In solemn truth I tell you that no one who does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will by any possibility enter it."
16 Then he embraced the children, and, placing his hands on them, gave them his blessing.
Then He took them in His arms and blessed them lovingly, one by one, laying His hands upon them.
17 As Jesus was resuming his journey, a man came running up to him, and threw himself on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to gain eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
As He went out to resume His journey, there came a man running up to Him, who knelt at His feet and asked, "Good Rabbi, what am I to do in order to inherit the Life of the Ages?" (aiōnios g166)
18 “Why do you call me good?” answered Jesus. “No one is good but God.
"Why do you call me good?" asked Jesus in reply; "there is no one truly good except One--that is, God.
19 You know the commandments – ‘Do not kill. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not say what is false about others. Do not cheat. Honor your father and your mother.’”
You know the Commandments--'Do not murder;' 'Do not commit adultery;' 'Do not steal;' 'Do not lie in giving evidence;' 'Do not defraud;' 'Honour thy father and thy mother.'"
20 “Teacher,” he replied, “I have observed all these from my childhood.”
"Rabbi," he replied, "all these Commandments I have carefully obeyed from my youth."
21 Jesus looked at the man, and his heart went out to him, and he said, “There is still one thing wanting in you; go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.”
Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said, "One thing is lacking in you: go, sell all you possess and give the proceeds to the poor, and you shall have riches in Heaven; and come and be a follower of mine."
22 But the man’s face clouded at these words, and he went away distressed, for he had great possessions.
At these words his brow darkened, and he went away sad; for he was possessed of great wealth.
23 Then Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for people of wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”
Then looking round on His disciples Jesus said, "With how hard a struggle will the possessors of riches enter the Kingdom of God!"
24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “My children, how hard a thing it is to enter the kingdom of God!
The disciples were amazed at His words. Jesus, however, said again, "Children, how hard a struggle is it for those who trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to get through a needle’s eye, than for a rich person to enter 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 the Kingdom of God."
26 “Then who can be saved?” they exclaimed in the greatest astonishment.
They were astonished beyond measure, and said to one another, "Who then can be saved?"
27 Jesus looked at them, and answered, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for everything is possible with God.”
Jesus looking on them said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for everything is possible with God."
28 “But we,” began Peter, “we left everything and have followed you.”
"Remember," said Peter to Him, "that we forsook everything and have become your followers."
29 “I tell you,” said Jesus, “there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, for my sake and for the good news,
"In solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has forsaken house or brothers or sisters, or mother or father, or children or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News,
31 But many who are first now will then be last, and the last will be first.”
But many who are now first will be last, and the last, first."
32 They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, with Jesus walking in front of them. The disciples were filled with awe, while those who were following behind were overwhelmed with fear. Gathering the Twelve around him once more, Jesus began to tell them what was about to happen to him.
They were still on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were full of wonder, and some, though they followed, did so with fear. Then, once more calling to Him the Twelve, He began to tell them what was about to happen to Him.
33 “Listen!” he said. “We are going up to Jerusalem; and there the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law, and they will condemn him to death, and they will give him up to the Gentiles,
"See," He said, "we are going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the High Priests and the Scribes. They will condemn Him to death, and will hand Him over to the Gentiles;
34 who will mock him, spit on him, and scourge him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again.”
they will insult Him in cruel sport, spit on Him, scourge Him, and put Him to death; but on the third day He will rise to life again."
35 James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, went to Jesus, and said, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”
Then James and John, the sons of Zabdi, came up to Him and said, "Rabbi, we wish you would grant us whatever request we make of you."
36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
"What would you have me do for you?" He asked.
37 “Grant us this,” they answered, “to sit, one on your right, and the other on your left, when you come in glory.”
"Allow us," they replied, "to sit one at your right hand and the other at your left hand, in your glory."
38 “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup that I am to drink? Or receive the baptism that I am to receive?”
"You know not," said He, "what you are asking. Are you able to drink out of the cup from which I am to drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am to be baptized?"
39 “Yes,” they answered, “we can.” “You will indeed drink the cup that I am to drink,” Jesus said, “and receive the baptism that I am to receive,
"We are able," they replied. "Out of the cup," said Jesus, "from which I am to drink you shall drink, and with the baptism with which I am to be baptized you shall be baptized;
40 but as to a seat at my right or at my left – that is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
but as to sitting at my right hand or at my left, that is not mine to give: it will be for those for whom it is reserved."
41 On hearing of this, the ten others were at first very indignant about James and John.
The other ten, hearing of it, were at first highly indignant with James and John.
42 But Jesus called the ten to him, and said, “Those who are regarded as ruling among the Gentiles lord it over them, as you know, and their great men oppress them.
Jesus, however, called them to Him and said to them, "You are aware how those who are deemed rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men make them feel their authority;
43 But among you it is not so. No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
but it is not to be so among you. No, whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant;
44 and whoever wants to take the first place among you must be the servant of all;
and whoever desires to be first among you must be the bondservant of all.
45 for even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
For the Son of Man also did not come to be waited upon, but to wait on others, and to give His life as the redemption-price for a multitude of people."
46 They came to Jericho. When Jesus was going out of the town with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.
They came to Jericho; and as He was leaving that town--Himself and His disciples and a great crowd--Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the way-side.
47 Hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to call out, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me.”
Hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, "Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me."
48 Many of the people kept telling him to be quiet; but the man continued to call out all the louder, “Son of David, take pity on me.”
Many angrily told him to leave off shouting; but he only cried out all the louder, "Son of David, have pity on me."
49 Then Jesus stopped. “Call him,” he said. So they called the blind man. “Have courage!” they exclaimed. “Get up; he is calling you.”
Then Jesus stood still. "Call him," He said. So they called the blind man. "Cheer up," they said; "rise, he is calling you."
50 The man threw off his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
The man flung away his outer garment, sprang to his feet, and came to Jesus.
51 “What do you want me to do for you?” said Jesus, addressing him. “Rabboni,” the blind man answered, “I want to recover my sight.”
"What shall I do for you?" said Jesus. "Rabboni," replied the blind man, "let me recover my sight."
52 “You may go,” Jesus said, “Your faith has delivered you.” Immediately he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus along the road.
"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has cured you." Instantly he regained his sight, and followed Him along the road.
