Mark 10:23-33

23 And Jesus 1looked around and said to his disciples, 2"How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter 3the kingdom of God!"
24 And the disciples 4were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, 5"Children, 6how difficult it is[a] to enter 7the kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter 8the kingdom of God."
26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him,[b]"Then who can be saved?"
27 Jesus 9looked at them and said, 10"With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God."
28 Peter began to say to him, "See, 11we have left everything and followed you."
29 Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, 12there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and 13for the gospel,
30 who will not receive a hundredfold 14now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, 15with persecutions, and in 16the age to come eternal life.
31 But 17many who are first will be last, and the last first."

Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time

32 18And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and 19Jesus was walking ahead of them. And 20they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him,
33 saying, "See, 21we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will 22condemn him to death and 23deliver him over to the Gentiles.

Cross References 23

  • 1. See Mark 3:5
  • 2. [1 Corinthians 1:26]; See Matthew 13:22
  • 3. See Matthew 12:28
  • 4. ver. 32
  • 5. Mark 2:5(Gk.); [John 13:33; John 21:5]
  • 6. Job 31:24; Psalms 49:6; Psalms 52:7; Proverbs 11:28; 1 Timothy 6:17
  • 7. [See ver. 23 above]
  • 8. [See ver. 23 above]
  • 9. ver. 23
  • 10. Mark 14:36; Genesis 18:14; Job 42:2; Jeremiah 32:17, 27; Luke 1:37
  • 11. Mark 1:18, 20; Matthew 4:20, 22
  • 12. [Luke 14:26]
  • 13. See Mark 8:35
  • 14. [Matthew 6:33]
  • 15. 2 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Timothy 3:11, 12; [John 15:20; Acts 14:22]
  • 16. Matthew 12:32; Ephesians 1:21; [Luke 20:35]
  • 17. See Matthew 19:30
  • 18. For ver. 32-34, see Matthew 20:17-19; Luke 18:31-33
  • 19. Luke 9:51; Luke 19:28
  • 20. ver. 24
  • 21. See Matthew 16:21
  • 22. Matthew 26:66; John 19:7
  • 23. Matthew 27:2; John 18:30, 31; Acts 3:13; [Acts 2:23; Acts 4:27; Acts 21:11]

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Some manuscripts add for those who trust in riches
  • [b]. Some manuscripts to one another
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