New Testament · Gospels and Acts

Mark chapter 10

Jesus left that place and went into the region of and across the . Crowds gathered around him again, and as he usually did, he them.Some came up and him by asking, “Is it for a man to divorce his wife?”He answered them, “What did command you?”They said, “Moses a man to write a and send her away.”Jesus said to them, “He wrote you that command because your .”“But from the very , God made them male and female.”“That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and his wife,”“and the two will become . So they are no longer two, but one flesh.”“So what God has , no one should .”Back in the house, the brought this up with him again.He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else .”“And if and marries someone else, she commits adultery.”People were bringing to Jesus so he could , but the disciples them for it.When Jesus saw this, he was . He said to them, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them! belongs to people like these.”“: anyone who doesn’t God’s kingdom like a little child will never enter it.”Then he picked the children up in his arms, placed his hands on them, and .As Jesus was heading out on the road, a man ran up, dropped to his knees before him, and asked, “ Teacher, what do I need to do to ?”Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me ? No one is good except God alone.”“You know the : Don’t murder. Don’t commit adultery. Don’t steal. Don’t give false testimony. . Honor your father and mother.”“Teacher,” the man said, “I’ve kept all of these .”Jesus looked at him and . He said, “There’s one thing you’re missing. Go sell everything you own and give the money to the poor -- you’ll have . Then come .”The man’s , and he walked away , because he had a lot of .Jesus at his disciples and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter God’s kingdom!”The disciples were by his words. But Jesus said again, “, how hard it is to enter God’s kingdom!”“It’s easier for a to squeeze through the than for a rich person to enter God’s kingdom.”They were and said to each other, “Then who can possibly be ?”Jesus looked at them and said, “For people, it’s . But not for God -- everything is for God.” spoke up, “Look, we’ve left everything behind to follow you.”Jesus said, “: no one who has left home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or property for my sake and for the will fail to receive in this present age -- homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property, -- and in the age to come, .”“But many who are , and the last first.”They were on the road , and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were , and those following behind were afraid. He took aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.“Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, and the will be handed over to the and the . They’ll condemn him to death and hand him over to the .”“They’ll him, spit on him, him, and kill him. But after three days, he’ll .”, Zebedee’s sons, came up to him and said, “Teacher, .”“What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.They answered, “When you come into your , let one of us sit at your and the other at your .”Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you’re asking. Can you drink the I’m about to drink? Can you be ?”“,” they said. Jesus told them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be submerged in the way I’ll be submerged.”“But sitting at my right or left isn’t mine to give. Those places belong to the ones they’ve been .”When the other ten heard about this, they were with James and John.Jesus called them together and said, “You know how it works in the world -- the people recognized as rulers everyone, and their .”“But that’s not how it works with you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your .”“And whoever wants to be first among you must be the of everyone.”“Because even the Son of Man didn’t come to be served but to , and to give his life as a .”They came to . As Jesus was leaving the city with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named (son of Timaeus) was sitting by the road.When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he started shouting, “Jesus, , !”Many people , but he , “Son of David, have mercy on me!”Jesus and said, “Call him over.” So they called out to the blind man, “! Get up -- he’s calling for you!”He , , and came to Jesus.“?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “, .”“Go,” Jesus said, “your has .” Immediately he could see, and he .