{"book":"Mark","slug":"mark","ch":10,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Mark","prev":"mark/9","next":"mark/11","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then Jesus left that place [and] went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again [the] crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.","f":[],"h":"Teachings about Divorce","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"[Some] Pharisees came to test Him.“ Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"“ What {did} Moses command you?” He replied.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"They answered,“ Moses permitted [a man] to write [his wife] a certificate of divorce and send [her] away.”","f":["See Deuteronomy 24:1."],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"But Jesus told them,“ [Moses] wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But Jesus told them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ [Moses] wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"However, from [the] beginning of creation,‘ [God] made them male and female.’","f":["Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:2"]},{"v":7,"t":"‘ For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,","f":["NE and WH do not include and be united to his wife."]},{"v":8,"t":"and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.","f":["Genesis 2:24 (see also LXX)"]},{"v":9,"t":"Therefore what God has joined together, {let} man not separate.”","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"When [they were] back inside the house, the disciples asked [Jesus] about this matter.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"[So] He told them,“ Whoever divorces his wife and marries another [woman] commits adultery against her.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"[So] He told them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Whoever divorces his wife and marries another [woman] commits adultery against her."}],"style":"red"},{"v":12,"t":"And if a woman divorces her husband [and] marries another [man], she commits adultery.”","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"Now [people] were bringing [the] little children to [Jesus] for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked [those who brought them].","f":[],"h":"Jesus Blesses the Children","style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"But [when] Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them,“ Let the little children come to Me, [and] {do} not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such [as these].","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But [when] Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Let the little children come to Me, [and] {do} not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such [as these]."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"And He took [the children] in His arms, placed [His] hands on them, [and] blessed them.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"As [Jesus] started on His way, [a man] ran up and knelt before Him.“ Good Teacher,” he asked,“ what must I do to inherit eternal life?”","f":[],"h":"The Rich Young Man","style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"“ Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied.“ No one [is] good except God alone.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied."},{"style":"red","t":"“ No one [is] good except God alone."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"You know the commandments:‘ {Do} not murder, {do} not commit adultery, {do} not steal, {do} not bear false witness, {do} not cheat [others], honor your father and mother.’”","f":["Exodus 20:12–16; Deuteronomy 5:16–20"]},{"v":20,"t":"“ Teacher,” he replied,“ all these I have kept from my youth.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him,“ [There is] one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”","f":["BYZ and TR Then come, take up the cross, and follow Me."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ [There is] one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"But [the man] was saddened by [these] words [and] went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"Then Jesus looked around [and] said to His disciples,“ How hard {it is} for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then Jesus looked around [and] said to His disciples,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ How hard {it is} for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again,“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!","f":["BYZ and TR how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And the disciples were amazed at His words."},{"style":"reg","t":"But Jesus said to them again,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"It is easier [for] a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than [for] a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"They were even more astonished [and] said to one another,“ Who then can be saved?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"Jesus looked at them [and] said,“ With man [this is] impossible, but not with God. For all things [are] possible with God.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus looked at them [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ With man [this is] impossible, but not with God. For all things [are] possible with God.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"Peter began to say to Him,“ Look, we have left everything and followed You.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"“ Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied,“ no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions — and in the age to come, eternal life.","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"But many [who are] first will be last, and the last [will be] first.”","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"[As] they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. [The disciples] were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again [Jesus] took the Twelve {aside} [and] began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:","f":[],"h":"The Third Prediction of the Passion","style":"reg"},{"v":33,"t":"“ Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him {over} to the Gentiles,","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":34,"t":"[who] will mock Him and spit on Him and flog [Him] and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”","f":[]},{"v":35,"t":"Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to [Jesus] [and] declared,“ Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”","f":[],"h":"The Request of James and John","style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"“ What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":37,"t":"They answered,“ Grant that one of [us] may sit at Your right hand and [the other] at Your left in Your glory.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":38,"t":"“ You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied.“ Can you drink the cup I will drink, [or] be baptized [with] the baptism [I will undergo]?”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Can you drink the cup I will drink, [or] be baptized [with] the baptism [I will undergo]?”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":39,"t":"“ We can,” [the brothers] answered.“ You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said,“ and you will be baptized [with] the baptism that I [undergo].","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ We can,” [the brothers] answered."},{"style":"reg","t":"“ You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ and you will be baptized [with] the baptism that I [undergo]."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. [These seats belong to those ] for whom they have been prepared.”","f":["Literally Mine to grant, but for whom"]},{"v":41,"t":"When the ten heard about [this], they became indignant with James and John.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":42,"t":"So Jesus called them together [and] said,“ You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"So Jesus called them together [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them."}],"style":"red"},{"v":43,"t":"But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,","f":[]},{"v":44,"t":"and whoever wants to be first must be [the] slave of all.","f":[]},{"v":45,"t":"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”","f":[]},{"v":46,"t":"Next, they came to Jericho. And as [Jesus] and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar [named] Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.","f":[],"h":"Jesus Heals Bartimaeus","style":"reg"},{"v":47,"t":"When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out,“ Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”","f":[]},{"v":48,"t":"Many [people] admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder,“ Son of David, have mercy on me!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":49,"t":"Jesus stopped [and] said,“ Call him.” So they called the blind [man].“ Take courage!” they said.“ Get up! He is calling for you.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus stopped [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Call him.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"So they called the blind [man].“ Take courage!” they said.“ Get up! He is calling for you.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":50,"t":"Throwing off his cloak, [Bartimaeus] jumped up [and] came to Jesus.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":51,"t":"“ What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked.“ Rabboni,” said the blind [man],“ let me see again.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked."},{"style":"reg","t":"“ Rabboni,” said the blind [man],“ let me see again.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":52,"t":"“ Go,” said Jesus,“ your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed [Jesus] along the road.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Go,” said Jesus,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed [Jesus] along the road."}],"style":"reg"}]}