Mark 10

Teachings about Divorce

(Matthew 19:1–12)

1 Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom. ‡ Jhn 10:40Mat 4:23Mrk 4:2Mrk 6:34Jer 32:33Jhn 11:7Mrk 2:13Mrk 6:6 +3

2 Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired. ‡ 1Co 7:10-11Jhn 8:6Luk 11:53-54Mat 23:131Co 10:9Jhn 11:47Jhn 11:57Jhn 7:32 +15

3 “What did Moses command you?” He replied. ‡ Gal 4:21Isa 8:20Jhn 5:39Luk 10:25

4 They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.” ¹ ‡ Deu 24:1-4Mat 5:31-32Mat 19:7Isa 50:1Jer 3:1Mat 1:19

5 But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart. ‡ Mat 19:8Act 7:51Neh 9:16-17Heb 3:7-10Neh 9:26Deu 31:27Deu 9:6 6 However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ² ‡ Gen 1:27Gen 5:2Gen 1:1Gen 2:20-232Pe 3:4Mal 2:14-16Mrk 13:19 7 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, ³ ‡ Gen 2:24Mat 19:5-6Eph 5:31 8 and the two will become one flesh.’ ⁴ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ‡ Eph 5:28Gen 2:241Co 6:16 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” ‡ Rom 7:1-31Ch 7:10-13

10 When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter. ‡ Mrk 9:33Mrk 4:10Mrk 9:28 11 So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. ‡ 1Co 7:10-11Mat 19:9Mat 5:31-32Rom 7:31Co 7:4Luk 16:18Heb 13:4 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.” ‡ 1Co 7:111Co 7:13

Jesus Blesses the Children

(Matthew 19:13–15; Luke 18:15–17)

13 Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. ‡ Mat 19:13-15Luk 18:15-17Deu 31:12-13Exo 10:9-11Jol 2:16Mrk 10:48Mrk 9:38

14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ‡ Mat 19:14Mat 18:4Mat 18:10Psa 131:1-21Pe 2:2Luk 18:15-162Ti 3:151Co 14:20 +2315 Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” ‡ Mat 18:3Luk 18:17Jhn 3:3-6 16 And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them. ‡ Isa 40:11Mrk 9:36Deu 28:3Gen 48:14-16Jhn 21:15-17Luk 2:28-34Luk 24:50-51

The Rich Young Man

(Matthew 19:16–30; Luke 18:18–30)

17 As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ‡ Mat 19:16-30Luk 18:18-30Rom 2:7Jhn 6:27-28Luk 10:25Rom 10:2-4Act 16:30Act 2:37 +15

18 “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. ‡ Luk 18:19Mat 19:171Jn 4:16Rom 3:121Sa 2:21Jn 4:8Jas 1:17Psa 119:68 +319 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’ ⁵” ‡ Exo 20:12-17Rom 13:9Jas 2:11Luk 18:20Mat 19:17-191Co 6:7-91Th 4:6Deu 5:16-24 +7

20 “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.” ‡ 2Ti 3:5Ezk 33:31-32Php 3:6Luk 18:11-12Mat 19:20Rom 7:9Luk 10:29Mal 3:8 +2

21 Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me. ⁶” ‡ Mat 6:19-21Rev 2:41Ti 6:17-19Luk 18:22Luk 10:421Pe 1:4-5Act 2:45Jas 2:10 +20

22 But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth. ‡ 1Jn 2:15-161Ti 6:9-10Luk 12:15Eph 5:52Ti 4:10Ezk 33:31Mat 13:22Mat 19:22 +10

23 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” ‡ 1Co 1:26Jas 2:5Luk 18:242Pe 1:11Jhn 3:5Mat 19:23-26Mrk 3:5Jas 4:4 +3

24 And the disciples were amazed at His words. ‡ Jas 5:1-3Pro 11:281Ti 6:17Psa 52:7Rev 3:17Pro 18:11Luk 12:16-21Luk 16:14 +18

But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter ⁷the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” ‡ Mat 19:24-25Luk 18:25Mat 23:24Jer 13:23Mat 7:3-5

26 They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?” ‡ Act 16:31Rom 10:9-132Co 11:23Mrk 6:51Mrk 7:37Luk 13:23Luk 18:26

27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” ‡ Jer 32:27Mat 19:26Job 42:2Jer 32:17Gen 18:13-14Luk 1:37Luk 18:27Num 11:21-23 +5

28 Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.” ‡ Mat 19:27-30Luk 14:33Luk 18:28-30Mrk 1:16-20Php 3:7-9Mat 4:22Mat 4:20

29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel ‡ 1Co 9:23Mat 5:10-11Heb 11:24-26Mrk 8:35Rev 2:3Gen 12:1-3Mat 10:18Luk 22:28-30 +230 will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. ‡ Php 3:8Luk 18:302Co 6:10Jas 1:12Pro 3:9-10Mat 5:11-121Ti 6:6Mal 3:10 +2131 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.” ‡ Mat 19:30Luk 13:30Mat 20:16Rom 9:30-33Luk 18:11-14Act 13:46-48Mat 21:31Mat 8:11-12 +2

The Third Prediction of the Passion

(Matthew 20:17–19; Luke 18:31–34)

32 As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him: ‡ Mat 20:17-19Luk 18:31-34Luk 9:51Mrk 4:34Jhn 11:16Jhn 11:8Luk 10:23Mat 11:25 +233 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles, ‡ Mat 20:17-19Mat 27:2Act 13:27Act 3:13-14Mat 16:21Mrk 8:31Jas 5:6Jhn 18:28 +1234 who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.” ‡ Mat 16:21Mat 26:67Mrk 14:65Luk 22:63-65Luk 23:11Luk 23:35-39Mrk 15:17-20Mrk 15:29-31 +14

The Request of James and John

(Matthew 20:20–28)

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” ‡ Mat 20:20-282Sa 14:4-111Ki 2:161Ki 2:20Mrk 1:19-20Mrk 14:33Mrk 5:37Mrk 9:2

36 “What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired. ‡ 1Ki 3:5-15Jhn 15:7Mrk 10:51

37 They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.” ‡ Mat 19:28Luk 24:26Mrk 16:19Psa 110:11Ki 22:191Pe 1:11Mat 25:31Mrk 8:38 +1

38 “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?” ‡ Luk 12:50Mat 20:21-22Jas 4:3Jhn 18:11Psa 75:81Ki 2:22Isa 51:22Luk 22:42 +5

39 “We can,” the brothers answered. ‡ Act 12:2Rev 1:9Jhn 17:14Col 1:24Jhn 13:37Jhn 15:20Mat 10:25Mrk 14:31 +1

“You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo. 40 But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom ⁸they have been prepared.” ‡ Mat 20:23Jhn 17:24Mat 25:34Heb 11:16Jhn 17:2

41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. ‡ Mat 20:24Php 2:3Pro 13:10Rom 12:10Jas 4:5Luk 22:24Mrk 9:33-36 42 So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. ‡ 1Pe 5:3Luk 22:25Mat 20:25 43 But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ‡ Mat 23:8-12Luk 14:11Mrk 9:35Mat 20:26-27Luk 9:481Pe 5:5-6Gal 5:131Co 9:19-23 +444 and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” ‡ Mat 20:28Php 2:5-82Co 8:9Tit 2:14Jhn 13:14Jhn 10:15Heb 5:8Luk 22:26-27 +7

Jesus Heals Bartimaeus

(Matthew 20:29–34; Luke 18:35–43)

46 Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road. ‡ Luk 18:35Mat 20:29-34Jhn 9:8Luk 16:22Act 3:2-3Luk 16:20 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ‡ Mrk 1:24Mat 9:27Mat 15:22Rev 22:16Act 13:22-23Luk 18:36-37Mat 26:71Act 6:14 +16

48 Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ‡ Jer 29:13Mrk 7:26-29Gen 32:24-28Heb 5:7Luk 11:5-10Luk 18:1-8Luk 18:39Mat 15:23-28 +5

49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” ‡ Luk 18:40Mat 20:32-34Jhn 11:28Psa 145:8Psa 86:15Heb 2:17Heb 4:15

So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”

50 Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus. ‡ Php 3:7-9Heb 12:1

51 “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. ‡ Luk 18:41-43Mrk 10:362Ch 1:7Mat 7:7Php 4:6Mat 6:8Mat 23:7Jhn 20:16

“Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”

52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. ‡ Mat 9:22Act 26:18Luk 7:50Mrk 5:34Mrk 8:25Isa 42:16-18Jhn 9:32Luk 8:2-3 +13