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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 his custom was, he taught them.
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Then Jesus left that place, went to the province of Judea, and crossed the Jordan River. Crowds came flocking to him again, and he taught them, as he always did.
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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Some Pharisees came to him and tried to trap him. "Tell us," they asked, "does our Law allow a man to divorce his wife?"
3 He answered them, "What did Moses command you?"
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Jesus answered with a question, "What law did Moses give you?"
4 They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away."
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Their answer was, "Moses gave permission for a man to write a divorce notice and send his wife away."
5 But Jesus said to them, "For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
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Jesus said to them, "Moses wrote this law for you because you are so hard to teach.
6 But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.'
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But in the beginning, at the time of creation, "God made them male and female,' as the scripture says.
7 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,
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"And for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with 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 will become one.' So they are no longer two, but one.
9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."
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No human being must separate, then, what God has joined together."
10 And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter.
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When they went back into the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
11 And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her;
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He said to them, "A man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his wife.
12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."
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In the same way, a woman who divorces her husband and marries another man commits adultery."
13 And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them.
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Some people brought children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples scolded the people.
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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When Jesus noticed this, he was angry and said to his disciples, "Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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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I assure you that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."
16 And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
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Then he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on each of them, and 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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As Jesus was starting on his way again, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?"
18 And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
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"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "No one is good except God alone.
19 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.'"
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You know the commandments: "Do not commit murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; do not cheat; respect your father and your mother.' "
20 And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."
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"Teacher," the man said, "ever since I was young, I have obeyed all these commandments."
21 And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
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Jesus looked straight at him with love and said, "You need only one thing. Go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me."
22 At that saying his countenance fell, and he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
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When the man heard this, gloom spread over his face, and he went away sad, because he was very rich.
23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"
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Jesus looked around at his disciples and said to them, "How hard it will be for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!"
24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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The disciples were shocked at these words, but Jesus went on to say, "My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!
25 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."
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It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle."
26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"
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At this the disciples were completely amazed and asked one another, "Who, then, can be saved?"
27 Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God."
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Jesus looked straight at them and answered, "This is impossible for human beings but not for God; everything is possible for God."
28 Peter began to say to him, "Lo, we have left everything and followed you."
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Then Peter spoke up, "Look, we have left everything and followed you."
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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"Yes," Jesus said to them, "and I tell you that those who leave home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and for 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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will receive much more in this present age. They will receive a hundred times more houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields - and persecutions as well; and in the age to come they will receive eternal life.
31 But many that are first will be last, and the last first."
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But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be 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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Jesus and his disciples were now on the road going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of the disciples, who were filled with alarm; the people who followed behind were afraid. Once again Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and spoke of the things that were going to happen to him.
33 saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles;
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"Listen," he told them, "we are going up to Jerusalem where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death and then hand him over to the Gentiles,
34 and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise."
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who will make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him; but three days later he will rise to life."
35 And James and John, the sons of Zeb'edee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
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Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. "Teacher," they said, "there is something we want you to do for us."
36 And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"
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"What is it?" Jesus asked them.
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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They answered, "When you sit on your throne in your glorious Kingdom, we want you to let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left."
38 But 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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Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup of suffering that I must drink? Can you be baptized in the way I must be baptized?"
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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"We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup I must drink and be baptized in the way I must be baptized.
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 I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them."
41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.
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When the other ten disciples heard about it, they became angry with James and John.
42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.
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So Jesus called them all together to him and said, "You know that those who are considered rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority.
43 But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
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This, however, is not the way it is among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;
44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
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and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of all.
45 For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
46 And they came to Jericho; and as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimae'us, a blind beggar, the son of Timae'us, was sitting by the roadside.
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They came to Jericho, and as Jesus was leaving with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus son of Timaeus was sitting by the road.
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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When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus! Son of David! 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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Many of the people scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, "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; rise, he is calling you."
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Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man. "Cheer up!" they said. "Get up, he is calling you."
50 And throwing off his mantle he sprang up and came to Jesus.
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So he threw off his cloak, jumped 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, "Master, let me receive my sight."
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"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. "Teacher," the blind man answered, "I want to see again."
52 And Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.
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"Go," Jesus told him, "your faith has made you well." At once he was able to see and followed Jesus on the road.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.