1 A nd having risen thence, he doth come to the coasts of Judea, through the other side of the Jordan, and again do multitudes come together unto him, and, as he had been accustomed, again he was teaching them.

Jesus went away from the city of Capernaum. He came to the country of Judea and to the other side of the Jordan River. Again the people gathered around Him. He began to teach them as He had been doing.

2 A nd the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,

The proud religious law-keepers came to Him. They tried to trap Him and asked, “Does the Law say a man can divorce his wife?”

3 a nd he answering said to them, `What did Moses command you?'

He said to them, “What did the Law of Moses say?”

4 a nd they said, `Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.'

They said, “Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife, if he put it in writing and gave it to her.”

5 A nd Jesus answering said to them, `For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,

Jesus said to them, “Because of your hard hearts, Moses gave you this Law.

6 b ut from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them;

From the beginning of the world, God made them man and woman.

7 o n this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,

Because of this, a man is to leave his father and mother and is to live with his wife.

8 a nd they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh; so that they are no more two, but one flesh;

The two will become one. So they are no longer two, but one.

9 w hat therefore God did join together, let not man put asunder.'

Let no man divide what God has put together.”

10 A nd in the house again his disciples of the same thing questioned him,

In the house the followers asked Jesus about this again.

11 a nd he saith to them, `Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;

He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another is not faithful to her and is guilty of a sex sin.

12 a nd if a woman may put away her husband, and is married to another, she committeth adultery.'

If a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she is not faithful to her husband and is guilty of a sex sin.” Jesus Gives Thanks for Little Children

13 A nd they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,

They brought little children to Jesus that He might put His hand on them. The followers spoke sharp words to those who brought them.

14 a nd Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

Jesus saw this and was angry with the followers. He said, “Let the little children come to Me. Do not stop them. The holy nation of God is made up of ones like these.

15 v erily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'

For sure, I tell you, whoever does not receive the holy nation of God as a little child does not go into it.”

16 a nd having taken them in his arms, having put hands upon them, he was blessing them.

He took the children in His arms. He put His hands on them and prayed that good would come to them. Jesus Teaches about Keeping the Law

17 A nd 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 life age-during I may inherit?'

Jesus was going on His way. A man ran to Him and got down on his knees. He said, “Good Teacher, what must I do to have life that lasts forever?”

18 A nd Jesus said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one good except One -- God;

Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? There is only One Who is good. That is God.

19 t he commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Thou mayest not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.'

You know the Laws, ‘Do not be guilty of sex sins in marriage. Do not kill another person. Do not take things from people in wrong ways. Do not steal. Do not lie. Respect your father and mother.’”

20 A nd he answering said to him, `Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.'

The man said to Jesus, “Teacher, I have obeyed all these Laws since I was a boy.”

21 A nd Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, `One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast -- sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

Jesus looked at him with love and said, “There is one thing for you to do yet. Go and sell everything you have and give the money to poor people. You will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow Me.”

22 A nd he -- gloomy at the word -- went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.

When the man heard these words, he was sad. He walked away with sorrow because he had many riches here on earth. The Danger of Riches

23 A nd Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

Jesus looked around Him. He said to His followers, “How hard it is for rich people to get into the holy nation of God!”

24 A nd the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, `Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God!

The followers were surprised and wondered about His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children! How hard it is for those who put their trust in riches to get into the holy nation of God!

25 I t is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go to heaven.”

26 A nd they were astonished beyond measure, saying unto themselves, `And who is able to be saved?'

They were very surprised and wondered, saying to themselves, “Then who can be saved from the punishment of sin?”

27 A nd Jesus, having looked upon them, saith, `With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.'

Jesus looked at them and said, “This cannot be done by men but God can do anything.”

28 A nd Peter began to say to him, `Lo, we left all, and we followed thee.'

Then Peter began to say to Him, “We have given up everything we had and have followed You.”

29 A nd Jesus answering said, `Verily 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',

Jesus said, “For sure, I tell you, there are those who have given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands because of Me, and the Good News.

30 w ho may not receive an 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, life age-during;

They will get back one hundred times as much now at this time in houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands. Along with this, they will have very much trouble. And they will have life that lasts forever in the world to come.

31 a nd many first shall be last, and the last first.'

Many who are first will be last. Many who are last will be first.” Jesus Tells of His Death the Third Time

32 A nd 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,

They were on their way to Jerusalem. Jesus walked in front of them. Those who followed were surprised and afraid. Then Jesus took the twelve followers by themselves. He told them what would happen to Him.

33 - - `Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests, and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the nations,

He said, “Listen, we are going to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the religious leaders of the Jews and to the teachers of the Law. They will say that He must be put to death. They will hand Him over to the people who are not Jews.

34 a nd they shall mock him, and scourge him, and spit on him, and kill him, and the third day he shall rise again.'

They will make fun of Him and will beat Him. They will spit on Him and will kill Him. But three days later He will be raised from the dead.” James and John Ask Jesus Something Hard

35 A nd there come near to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, `Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, thou mayest do for us;'

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. They said, “Teacher, we would like to have You do for us whatever we ask You.”

36 a nd he said to them, `What do ye wish me to do for you?'

He said to them, “What would you like to have Me do for you?”

37 a nd they said to him, `Grant to us that, one on thy right hand and one on thy left, we may sit in thy glory;'

They said to Him, “Let one of us sit by Your right side and the other by Your left side when You receive Your great honor in heaven.”

38 a nd Jesus said to them, `Ye have not known what ye ask; are ye able to drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the baptism that I am baptized with -- to be baptized?'

Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Can you take the suffering I am about to take? Can you be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

39 A nd they said to him, `We are able;' and Jesus said to them, `Of the cup indeed that I drink of, ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with, ye shall be baptized;

They said to Him, “Yes, we can.” Jesus said to them, “You will, for sure, suffer the way I will suffer. You will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with.

40 b ut to sit on my right and on my left, is not mine to give, but -- to those for whom it hath been prepared.'

But to sit on My right side or on My left side is not for Me to give. It will be given to those for whom it has been made ready.”

41 A nd the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John,

The other ten followers heard it. They were angry with James and John.

42 b ut Jesus having called them near, saith to them, `Ye have known that they who are considered to rule the nations do exercise lordship over them, and their great ones do exercise authority upon them;

Jesus called them to Him and said, “You know that those who are made leaders over the nations show their power to the people. Important leaders use their power over the people.

43 b ut not so shall it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he shall be your minister,

It must not be that way with you. Whoever wants to be great among you, let him care for you.

44 a nd whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;

Whoever wants to be first among you, must be the one who is owned and cares for all.

45 f or even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

For the Son of Man did not come to be cared for. He came to care for others. He came to give His life so that many could be bought by His blood and be made free from sin.” Healing of the Blind Man

46 A nd 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,

Then they came to the city of Jericho. When He was leaving the city with His followers and many people, a blind man was sitting by the road. He was asking people for food or money as they passed by. His name was Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus.

47 a nd 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;'

He heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. He began to speak with a loud voice, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”

48 a nd many were rebuking him, that he might keep silent, but the more abundantly he cried out, `Son of David, deal kindly with me.'

Many people spoke sharp words to the blind man telling him not to call out like that. But he spoke all the more. He said, “Son of David, take pity on me.”

49 A nd Jesus having stood, he commanded him to be called, and they call the blind man, saying to him, `Take courage, rise, he doth call thee;'

Jesus stopped and told them to call the blind man. They called to him and said, “Take hope! Stand up, He is calling for you!”

50 a nd he, having cast away his garment, having risen, did come unto Jesus.

As he jumped up, he threw off his coat and came to Jesus.

51 A nd answering, Jesus saith to him, `What wilt thou I may do to thee?' and the blind man said to him, `Rabboni, that I may see again;'

Jesus said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said to Him, “Lord, I want to see!”

52 a nd Jesus said to him, `Go, thy faith hath saved thee:' and immediately he saw again, and was following Jesus in the way.

Jesus said, “Go! Your faith has healed you.” At once he could see and he followed Jesus down the road.