Then Jesus left that place (and) went into the region - of Jude -a , - beyond the Jordan. - Again (the) crowds came to Him and ... He taught them , as was His custom.
- (Some) Pharisees came to test Him. “ vvv Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife ? ” they inquired ....
“ What {did} Moses command you ? ” - - He replied ... ....
- - They answered , “ Moses permitted (a man) to write (his wife) a certificate of divorce and send (her) away. ”
But - Jesus told them , “ (Moses) wrote this - commandment for you because of your - hardness of heart.
However , from (the) beginning of creation , ‘ (God) made them male and female.’
‘ For this reason ... a man will leave his - father and - mother and be united to his - wife ,
and the two will become ... one flesh.’ So they are no longer two , but one flesh.
Therefore what - God has joined together , {let} man not separate. ”
When (they were) back inside the house , the disciples asked (Jesus) about this matter.
(So) He told them , “ Whoever ... divorces his - wife and marries another (woman) commits adultery against her.
And if a woman divorces her - husband (and) marries another (man) , she commits adultery. ”
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).
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).
Truly I tell you , anyone who ... vvv does not receive the kingdom - of God like a little child vvv vvv will never enter ... it. ”
And He took (the children) in His arms , placed (His) hands on them , (and) blessed them.
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 ? ”
“ Why do you call Me good ? ” - - Jesus replied -. “ No one (is) good except ... - God alone.
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.’ ”
“ Teacher , ” - - he replied - , “ all these I have kept from my youth. ”
- - 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. ”
But - (the man) was saddened by (these) words (and) went away in sorrow , because he had ... great wealth.
Then - Jesus looked around (and) said to His - disciples , “ How hard {it is} for the vvv vvv rich to enter ... the kingdom - of God ! ”
And the disciples were amazed at His - words. But - Jesus vvv said to them again , “ Children , how hard it is to enter - the kingdom - of God !
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. ”
- - vvv They were even more astonished (and) said to one another , “ Who then can be saved ? ”
- Jesus looked at them (and) said , “ With man (this is) impossible , but not with God. For all things (are) possible with - God. ”
- Peter - began to say to Him , “ Look , we have left everything and followed You. ”
“ 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
will fail to receive a hundredfold ... in the present age — vvv vvv houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields , along with persecutions — and in the age to come , eternal life.
But many (who are) first will be last , and the last (will be) first. ”
(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 :
- “ 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 ,
- (who) will mock Him and spit on Him and flog (Him) and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again. ”
Then James - and John - , the sons of Zebedee , came to (Jesus) (and) declared - , “ Teacher , we want You to do for us ... whatever ... we ask -. ”
“ What do you want Me to do for you ? ” - - He inquired ....
- - They answered ... , “ Grant ... that one of (us) may sit at Your right hand and (the other) at Your left in Your - glory. ”
“ vvv You do not know what you are asking , ” - - Jesus replied -. “ Can you drink the cup - I will drink , (or) be baptized (with) the baptism vvv vvv (I will undergo) ? ”
“ 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).
But - to sit at My right or - left is not Mine to grant. (These seats belong to those ) for whom they have been prepared. ”
When the ten heard about (this) , they became indignant with James - and John -.
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.
But it shall not be - this way among you. Instead , whoever ... wants to become great among you must be your servant ,
and whoever ... wants to be first - - must be (the) slave of all.
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. ”
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.
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth , he began to cry out ... ... , “ Jesus , Son of David , have mercy on me ! ”
- Many (people) admonished him to be silent , but - he cried out all the louder , “ Son of David , have mercy on me ! ”
- - Jesus stopped (and) said , “ Call him. ” So they called the blind (man). “ Take courage ! ” they said .... “ Get up ! He is calling for you. ”
- - Throwing off his - cloak , (Bartimaeus) jumped up (and) came to - Jesus.
“ What do you want Me to do for you ? ” - - Jesus asked - -. “ Rabboni , ” - said the blind (man) - , “ vvv let me see again. ”
“ Go , ” - said - Jesus - , “ your - faith has healed you. ” And immediately he received his sight and followed (Jesus) along the road.