1 H e arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.

And left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; and crowds gathered around Him again, and as was His custom, He began to teach them again.

2 P harisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

And some Pharisees came up, and, in order to test Him and try to find a weakness in Him, asked, Is it lawful for a man to dismiss and repudiate and divorce his wife?

3 H e answered, “What did Moses command you?”

He answered them, What did Moses command you?

4 T hey said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”

They replied, Moses allowed a man to write a bill of divorce and to put her away.

5 B ut Jesus said to them, “For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.

But Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart '> your condition of insensibility to the call of God] he wrote you this precept in your Law.

6 B ut from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.

But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female.

7 F or this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife and cleave closely to her permanently,

8 a nd the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

And the two shall become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

9 W hat therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

What therefore God has united (joined together), let not man separate or divide.

10 I n the house, his disciples asked him again about the same matter.

And indoors the disciples questioned Him again about this subject.

11 H e said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her.

And He said to them, Whoever dismisses (repudiates and divorces) his wife and marries another commits adultery against her;

12 I f a woman herself divorces her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery.”

And if a woman dismisses (repudiates and divorces) her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

13 T hey were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.

And they kept bringing young children to Him that He might touch them, and the disciples were reproving them.

14 B ut when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

But when Jesus saw, He was indignant and pained and said to them, Allow the children to come to Me—do not forbid or prevent or hinder them—for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

15 M ost certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”

Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive and accept and welcome the kingdom of God like a little child positively shall not enter it at all.

16 H e took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

And He took them '> one by one] in His arms and '> fervently invoked a] blessing, placing His hands upon them.

17 A s he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”

And as He was setting out on His journey, a man ran up and knelt before Him and asked Him, Teacher, '> essentially and perfectly morally] good, what must I do to inherit eternal life '> to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?

18 J esus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God.

And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me '> essentially and perfectly morally] good? There is no one '> essentially and perfectly morally] good—except God alone.

19 Y ou know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”

You know the commandments: Do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.

20 H e said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.”

And he replied to Him, Teacher, I have carefully guarded and observed all these and taken care not to violate them from my boyhood.

21 J esus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

And Jesus, looking upon him, loved him, and He said to him, You lack one thing; go and sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come accompany Me '> walking the same road that I walk].

22 B ut his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.

At that saying the man’s countenance fell and was gloomy, and he went away grieved and sorrowing, for he was holding great possessions.

23 J esus looked around, and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!”

And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, With what difficulty will those who possess wealth and keep on holding it enter the kingdom of God!

24 T he disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

And the disciples were amazed and bewildered and perplexed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who trust (place their confidence, their sense of safety) in riches to enter the kingdom of God!

25 I t is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

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 T hey were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, “Then who can be saved?”

And they were shocked and exceedingly astonished, and said to Him and to one another, Then who can be saved?

27 J esus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”

Jesus glanced around at them and said, With men impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.

28 P eter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all, and have followed you.”

Peter started to say to Him, Behold, we have yielded up and abandoned everything '> joined You as Your disciples, siding with Your party] and accompanied You '> walking the same road that You walk].

29 J esus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,

Jesus said, Truly I tell you, there is no one who has given up and left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for My sake and for the Gospel’s

30 b ut he will receive one hundred times more now in this time, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life.

Who will not receive a hundred times as much 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.

31 B ut many who are first will be last; and the last first.”

But many first will be last, and many last will be first.

32 T hey were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going in front of them, and they were amazed; and those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him.

They were on the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on in front of them; and they were bewildered and perplexed and greatly astonished, and those following were seized with alarm and were afraid. And He took the Twelve again and began to tell them what was about to happen to Him,

33 “ Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.

Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be turned over to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn and sentence Him to death and turn Him over to the Gentiles.

34 T hey will mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.”

And they will mock Him and spit on Him, and whip Him and put Him to death; but after three days He will rise again '> from death].

35 J ames and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask.”

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Him and said to Him, Teacher, we desire You to do for us whatever we ask of You.

36 H e said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”

And He replied to them, What do you desire Me to do for you?

37 T hey said to him, “Grant to us that we may sit, one at your right hand, and one at your left hand, in your glory.”

And they said to Him, Grant that we may sit, one at Your right hand and one at left hand, in Your glory (Your majesty and splendor).

38 B ut Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?

39 T hey said to him, “We are able.” Jesus said to them, “You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;

And they replied to Him, We are able. And Jesus told them, The cup that I drink you will drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized,

40 b ut to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”

But to sit at My right hand or at My left hand is not Mine to give; but for whom it is ordained and prepared.

41 W hen the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards James and John.

And when the other ten heard it, they began to be indignant with James and John.

42 J esus summoned them, and said to them, “You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

But Jesus called them to and said to them, You know that those who are recognized as governing and are supposed to rule the Gentiles (the nations) lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority and dominion over them.

43 B ut it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

But this is not to be so among you; instead, whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant,

44 W hoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all.

And whoever wishes to be most important and first in rank among you must be slave of all.

45 F or the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

For even the Son of Man came not to have service rendered to Him, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for ( instead of) many.

46 T hey came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, a son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.

47 W hen he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have pity and mercy on me '> now]!

48 M any rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out much more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”

And many severely censured and reproved him, telling him to keep still, but he kept on shouting out all the more, You Son of David, have pity and mercy on me!

49 J esus stood still, and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

And Jesus stopped and said, Call him. And they called the blind man, telling him, Take courage! Get up! He is calling you.

50 H e, casting away his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.

And throwing off his outer garment, he leaped up and came to Jesus.

51 J esus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”

And Jesus said to him, What do you want Me to do for you? And the blind man said to Him, Master, let me receive my sight.

52 J esus said to him, “Go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus on the way.

And Jesus said to him, Go your way; your faith has healed you. And at once he received his sight and accompanied Jesus on the road.