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1 And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them.
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And rising up thence he comes into the coasts of Judaea, and the other side of the Jordan. And again crowds come together to him, and, as he was accustomed, again he taught them.
2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? ”
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And Pharisees coming to [him] asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? (tempting him).
3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you? ”
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But he answering said to them, What did Moses command you?
4 They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away. ”
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And they said, Moses allowed to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.
5 And Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
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And Jesus answering said to them, In view of your hard-heartedness he wrote this commandment for you;
6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female. ’
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but from [the] beginning of [the] creation God made them male and female.
7 ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,
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For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united to his wife,
8 and the two shall become one flesh. ’ So they are no longer two but one flesh.
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and the two shall be one flesh: so that they are no longer two but one flesh.
9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. ”
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What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
10 And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter.
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And again in the house the disciples asked him concerning this.
11 And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her,
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And he says to them, Whosoever shall put away his wife and shall marry another, commits adultery against her.
12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery. ”
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And if a woman put away her husband and shall marry another, she commits adultery.
13 And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them.
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And they brought little children to him that he might touch them. But the disciples rebuked those that brought [them].
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
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But Jesus seeing [it], was indignant, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it. ”
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Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.
16 And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
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And having taken them in his arms, having laid his hands on them, he blessed them.
17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ”
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And as he went forth into the way, a person ran up to [him], and kneeling to him asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
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But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? no one is good but one, [that is] God.
19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother. ’”
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Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.
20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth. ”
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And he answering said to him, Teacher, all these things have I kept from my youth.
21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. ”
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And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, One thing lackest thou: go, sell whatever thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, [taking up the cross].
22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
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But he, sad at the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.
23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! ”
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And Jesus looking around says to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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And the disciples were amazed at his words. And Jesus again answering says to them, Children, how difficult it is that those who trust in riches should enter into the 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 the kingdom of God. ”
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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved? ”
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And they were exceedingly astonished, saying to one another, And who can be saved?
27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God. ”
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But Jesus looking on them says, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.
28 Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you. ”
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Peter began to say to him, Behold, *we* have left all things and have followed thee.
29 Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel,
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Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, [or wife], or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,
30 who will not receive a hundredfold 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.
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that shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time: houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the coming age life eternal.
31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first. ”
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But many first shall be last, and the last first.
32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him,
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And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on before them; and they were amazed, and were afraid as they followed. And taking the twelve again to [him], he began to tell them what was going to happen to him:
33 saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles.
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Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered up to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him up to the nations:
34 And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise. ”
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and they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.
35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you. ”
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And there come to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying [to him], Teacher, we would that whatsoever we may ask thee, thou wouldst do it for us.
36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you? ”
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And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?
37 And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory. ”
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And they said to him, Give to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.
38 Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized? ”
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And Jesus said to them, Ye do not know what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup which *I* drink, or be baptised with the baptism that *I* am baptised with?
39 And they said to him, “We are able. ” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized,
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And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, The cup that *I* drink ye will drink and with the baptism that *I* am baptised with ye will be baptised,
40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared. ”
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but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give, but for those for whom it is prepared.
41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.
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And the ten having heard [of it], began to be indignant about James and John.
42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
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But Jesus having called them to [him], says to them, Ye know that those who are esteemed to rule over the nations exercise lordship over them; and their great men exercise authority over them;
43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
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but it is not thus among you; but whosoever would be great among you, shall be your minister;
44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
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and whosoever would be first of you shall be bondman of all.
45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. ”
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For also the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many.
46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.
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And they come to Jericho, and as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind [man], sat by the wayside begging.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! ”
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And having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.
48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me! ”
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And many rebuked him, that he might be silent; but he cried so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.
49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him. ”And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you. ”
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And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind [man], saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.
50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.
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And, throwing away his garment, he started up and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you? ”And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight. ”
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And Jesus answering says to him, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And the blind [man] said to him, Rabboni, that I may see.
52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well. ”And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
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And Jesus said to him, Go, thy faith has healed thee. And he saw immediately, and followed him in the way.
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