1 zFor ver. 1-12, see Matt. 19:1-9 And he left there and wentaLuke 9:51; 17:11; John 10:40; [Matt. 4:25] to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them.
2 And Pharisees came up and in orderbSee John 8:6 to test him asked,cMatt. 5:31 “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? ” 3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you? ” 4 They said,dDeut. 24:1-4 “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away. ” 5 And Jesus said to them, “Because of yourech. 16:14; [ch. 3:5; 6:52; Heb. 3:8] hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6 Butfch. 13:19; 2 Pet. 3:4; [Rom. 1:20] from the beginning of creation, ‘God made themgCited from Gen. 1:27; 5:2 male and female. ’ 7 hEph. 5:31; Cited from Gen. 2:24 ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, 8 andi1 Cor. 6:16; [Mal. 2:15] they shall become one flesh. ’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 j1 Cor. 7:10 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. ”
10 And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. 11 And he said to them, kSee Matt. 5:32 “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, 12 andl1 Cor. 7:11, 13 if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery. ”
13 mFor ver. 13-16, see Matt. 19:13-15; Luke 18:15-17 And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciplesnver. 48 rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, oMatt. 18:3 “Let the children come to me;p[ch. 9:39] do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 15 q[John 3:3, 5] Truly, I say to you, whoever does notr[Luke 8:13; James 1:21] receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it. ” 16 Andsch. 9:36 he took them in his arms and blessed them,tRev. 1:17 laying his hands on them.
17 uFor ver. 17-30, see Matt. 19:16-29; Luke 18:18-30; [Luke 10:25-28] And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up andvSee ch. 1:40 knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do tow[Matt. 19:16]; See Matt. 25:34 inherit eternal life? ” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments:xRom. 13:9; Cited from Ex. 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20; [Matt. 5:21, 27] ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother. ’ ” 20 And he said to him, “Teacher,y[Phil. 3:6] all these I have kept from my youth. ” 21 And Jesus,zver. 27; Luke 22:61; John 1:42; [ch. 3:5] looking at him,a[John 11:5; 13:23] loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go,bLuke 12:33; [Luke 16:9; 19:8; Acts 2:45; 4:34, 35; 1 Tim. 6:18, 19] sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will havecMatt. 6:19, 20 treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. ” 22 d[Ezek. 33:31] Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 And JesuseSee ch. 3:5 looked around and said to his disciples, f[1 Cor. 1:26]; See Matt. 13:22 “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to entergSee Matt. 12:28 the kingdom of God! ” 24 And the discipleshver. 32 were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, ich. 2:5 (Gk.); [John 13:33; 21:5] “Children,jJob 31:24; Ps. 49:6; 52:7; Prov. 11:28; 1 Tim. 6:17 how difficult it is to enterg[See ver. 23 above] 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 enterg[See ver. 23 above] the kingdom of God. ” 26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved? ” 27 Jesuskver. 23 looked at them and said, lch. 14:36; Gen. 18:14; Job 42:2; Jer. 32:17, 27; Luke 1:37 “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God. ” 28 Peter began to say to him, “See,mch. 1:18, 20; Matt. 4:20, 22 we have left everything and followed you. ” 29 Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you,n[Luke 14:26] there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake andoSee ch. 8:35 for the gospel, 30 who will not receive a hundredfoldp[Matt. 6:33] now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands,q2 Cor. 12:10; 2 Thess. 1:4; 2 Tim. 3:11, 12; [John 15:20; Acts 14:22] with persecutions, and inrMatt. 12:32; Eph. 1:21; [Luke 20:35] the age to come eternal life. 31 ButsSee Matt. 19:30 many who are first will be last, and the last first. ”
32 tFor ver. 32-34, see Matt. 20:17-19; Luke 18:31-33 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, anduLuke 9:51; 19:28 Jesus was walking ahead of them. Andvver. 24 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, 33 saying, “See,wSee Matt. 16:21 we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they willxMatt. 26:66; John 19:7 condemn him to death andyMatt. 27:2; John 18:30, 31; Acts 3:13; [Acts 2:23; 4:27; 21:11] deliver him over to the Gentiles. 34 And they willzMatt. 27:26-31 mock him andach. 14:65; 15:19; See Matt. 26:67 spit on him, and flog him and kill him. AndbSee ch. 8:31 after three days he will rise. ”
35 cFor ver. 35-45, see Matt. 20:20-28 And James and John,dch. 1:19 the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for use[Matt. 18:19] whatever we ask of you. ” 36 And he said to them, fver. 51 “What do you want me to do for you? ” 37 And they said to him, “Grant usg[Matt. 19:28] to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left,h[Luke 9:26] in your glory. ” 38 Jesus said to them, i[Luke 9:33; 23:34] “You do not know what you are asking. Are you ablejch. 14:36; Matt. 26:29, 42; Luke 22:42; John 18:11; [Isa. 51:22] to drink the cup that I drink, orkLuke 12:50 to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized? ” 39 And they said to him, “We are able. ” And Jesus said to them, l[Rom. 8:17; Phil. 3:10] “The cup that I drinkmActs 12:2; Rev. 1:9 you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized,n[Rom. 6:3] you will be baptized, 40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant,o[Matt. 19:11] but it is for those for whom it has beenpMatt. 25:34 prepared. ” 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. 42 qFor ver. 42-45, [ch. 9:33-36; Luke 22:25-27] And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentilesr1 Pet. 5:3 lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 ButsMatt. 23:11; [Luke 9:48] it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever would be first among you must bet2 Cor. 4:5 slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served butuJohn 13:4, 13-15; Phil. 2:7; [2 Cor. 8:9] to serve, andvIsa. 53:10; Dan. 9:26; John 10:15; 11:51, 52; Rom. 4:25; Gal. 1:4; 2:20; 1 Tim. 2:6; Titus 2:14; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19 to give his life as a ransom forwch. 14:24; Isa. 53:11, 12; Heb. 2:10; 9:28; [Rom. 5:15; Rev. 5:9] many. ”
46 xFor ver. 46-52, see Matt. 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43 And they came to Jericho. Andy[Luke 18:35; 19:1] as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus,zJohn 9:1, 8 a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it wasach. 1:24 Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! ” 48 And manybMatt. 19:13 rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all 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,cJohn 16:33 “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you. ” 50 And throwing off hisdch. 13:16 (Gk.) cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus said to him, ever. 36 “What do you want me to do for you? ” And the blind man said to him,fJohn 20:16 “Rabbi, let me recover my sight. ” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way;gch. 5:34; Matt. 9:22; Luke 7:50; 8:48; 17:19 your faith hashch. 5:23, 28; 6:56 made you well. ” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.