Mark 10 :: New English Translation (NET)

Jesus' Teaching about Divorce

(Mat 19:1–9 )

Mar 10:1Then Jesus left that place and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan River. Again crowds gathered to him, and again, as was his custom, he taught them.

Mar 10:2

Mar 10:2Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

Mar 10:3

Mar 10:3He answered them, "What did Moses command you?"

Mar 10:4

Mar 10:4They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her."

Mar 10:5

Mar 10:5But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.

Mar 10:6

Mar 10:6But from the beginning of creation he made them male and female.

Mar 10:7

Mar 10:7For this reason a man will leave his father and mother,

Mar 10:8

Mar 10:8and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

Mar 10:9

Mar 10:9Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

Mar 10:10

Mar 10:10In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this.

Mar 10:11

Mar 10:11So he told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

Mar 10:12

Mar 10:12And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."

Jesus Blesses Little Children

(Mat 19:13–15; Luk 18:15–17 )

Mar 10:13

Mar 10:13Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them.

Mar 10:14

Mar 10:14But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Mar 10:15

Mar 10:15I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."

Mar 10:16

Mar 10:16After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.

The Rich Young Ruler

(Mat 19:16–22; Luk 18:18–23 )

Mar 10:17

Mar 10:17Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Mar 10:18

Mar 10:18Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

Mar 10:19

Mar 10:19You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'"

Mar 10:20

Mar 10:20The man said to him, "Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth."

Mar 10:21

Mar 10:21As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said, "You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Mar 10:22

Mar 10:22But at this statement, the man looked sad and went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.

(Mat 19:23–30; Luk 18:24–30 )

Mar 10:23

Mar 10:23Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

Mar 10:24

Mar 10:24The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Mar 10:25

Mar 10:25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."

Mar 10:26

Mar 10:26They were even more astonished and said to one another, "Then who can be saved?"

Mar 10:27

Mar 10:27Jesus looked at them and replied, "This is impossible for mere humans, but not for God; all things are possible for God."

Mar 10:28

Mar 10:28Peter began to speak to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you!"

Mar 10:29

Mar 10:29Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel

Mar 10:30

Mar 10:30who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much - homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions - and in the age to come, eternal life.

Mar 10:31

Mar 10:31But many who are first will be last, and the last first."

Jesus' Sufferings Foretold

(Mat 20:17–19; Luk 18:31–34 )

Mar 10:32

Mar 10:32They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

Mar 10:33

Mar 10:33"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and experts in the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles.

Mar 10:34

Mar 10:34They will mock him, spit on him, flog him severely, and kill him. Yet after three days, he will rise again."

(Mat 20:20–28 )

Mar 10:35

Mar 10:35Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

Mar 10:36

Mar 10:36He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"

Mar 10:37

Mar 10:37They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory."

Mar 10:38

Mar 10:38But Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I experience?"

Mar 10:39

Mar 10:39They said to him, "We are able." Then Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism I experience,

Mar 10:40

Mar 10:40but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared."

Mar 10:41

Mar 10:41Now when the other ten heard this, they became angry with James and John.

Mar 10:42

Mar 10:42Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

Mar 10:43

Mar 10:43But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

Mar 10:44

Mar 10:44and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all.

Mar 10:45

Mar 10:45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

(Mat 20:29–34; Luk 18:35–43 )

Mar 10:46

Mar 10:46They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

Mar 10:47

Mar 10:47When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Mar 10:48

Mar 10:48Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Mar 10:49

Mar 10:49Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man and said to him, "Have courage! Get up! He is calling you."

Mar 10:50

Mar 10:50He threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.

Mar 10:51

Mar 10:51Then Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man replied, "Rabbi, let me see again."

Mar 10:52

Mar 10:52Jesus said to him, "Go, your faith has healed you." Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the road.

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