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| 1And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. | 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. |
| 2And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. | 2Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" |
| 3And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? | 3He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" |
| 4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. | 4They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her." |
| 5And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. | 5But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts. |
| 6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. | 6But from the beginning of creation he made them male and female. |
| 7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; | 7For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, |
| 8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. | 8and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. |
| 9What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. | 9Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate." |
| 10And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. | 10In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this. |
| 11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. | 11So he told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. |
| 12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. | 12And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery." |
| 13And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. | 13Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them. |
| 14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. | 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. |
| 15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. | 15I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it." |
| 16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. | 16After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them. |
| 17And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? | 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?" |
| 18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. | 18Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. |
| 19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. | 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.'" |
| 20And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. | 20The man said to him, "Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth." |
| 21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. | 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." |
| 22And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. | 22But at this statement, the man looked sad and went away sorrowful, for he was very rich. |
| 23And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! | 23Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!" |
| 24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! | 24The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! |
| 25It 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. | 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." |
| 26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? | 26They were even more astonished and said to one another, "Then who can be saved?" |
| 27And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. | 27Jesus looked at them and replied, "This is impossible for mere humans, but not for God; all things are possible for God." |
| 28Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. | 28Peter began to speak to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you!" |
| 29And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, | 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 |
| 30But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. | 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. |
| 31But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. | 31But many who are first will be last, and the last first." |
| 32And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, | 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. |
| 33Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: | 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. |
| 34And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. | 34They will mock him, spit on him, flog him severely, and kill him. Yet after three days, he will rise again." |
| 35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. | 35Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask." |
| 36And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? | 36He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" |
| 37They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. | 37They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory." |
| 38But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? | 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?" |
| 39And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: | 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, |
| 40But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. | 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." |
| 41And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. | 41Now when the other ten heard this, they became angry with James and John. |
| 42But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. | 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. |
| 43But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: | 43But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, |
| 44And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. | 44and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all. |
| 45For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. | 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." |
| 46And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. | 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. |
| 47And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. | 47When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" |
| 48And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. | 48Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" |
| 49And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. | 49Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man and said to him, "Have courage! Get up! He is calling you." |
| 50And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. | 50He threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus. |
| 51And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. | 51Then Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man replied, "Rabbi, let me see again." |
| 52And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. | 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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