Teachings about Divorce
(Mark 10:1–12)
When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. Jhn 10:40Mat 19:1-9Mat 7:28Mrk 10:1-12 Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there. Mat 12:15Mat 14:35-36Mat 15:30-31Mat 4:23-25Mat 9:35-36Mrk 6:55-56
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” Mrk 10:2Heb 3:9Jhn 8:6Luk 11:53-54Mat 16:1Mat 22:16-18Mat 22:35Mat 5:31-32
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 1 Gen 2:23Gen 1:27Gen 5:2Luk 10:26Mal 2:15Gen 2:18Mat 22:31Mat 21:42 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ 2? Gen 2:21-241Co 7:41Co 7:2Eph 5:31Mrk 10:5-91Co 6:161Sa 18:1Psa 63:8 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Heb 13:4Mrk 10:91Co 7:10-14Rom 7:2Eph 5:28Mal 2:14Pro 2:17
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away? 3” Deu 24:1-4Mat 5:31Mrk 10:4Mal 2:16Isa 50:1Jer 3:8Mat 1:19
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning. Mal 2:13-14Gen 2:24Jer 6:16Mrk 10:5Zec 7:12Gen 7:7Mat 3:151Co 7:6 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. 4” Mat 5:32Luk 16:181Co 7:391Co 7:10-13Mrk 10:11-12Rom 7:2-3Gen 12:18-19Gen 20:3
His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.” 1Co 7:32-351Co 7:1-21Co 7:39-401Co 7:81Ti 4:31Ti 5:11-15Pro 18:22Pro 19:13-14
“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given. 1Co 7:171Co 7:21Co 7:351Co 7:7-9Mat 13:11 For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.” 1Co 7:32-381Co 9:5Isa 56:3-4Isa 39:71Co 9:15
Jesus Blesses the Children
(Mark 10:13–16; Luke 18:15–17)
Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them. Mrk 10:13-16Luk 18:15-17Mat 18:2-5Act 2:391Co 7:141Sa 1:24Gen 48:1Gen 48:9-20 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Mat 18:3Luk 18:16-171Co 14:20Mat 11:25Mrk 10:141Pe 2:1-21Sa 1:11Gen 17:24-26 And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there. Mrk 10:161Co 7:142Ti 3:15Isa 40:11
The Rich Young Man
(Mark 10:17–31; Luke 18:18–30)
Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” Mrk 10:17-30Jhn 3:15Luk 18:18-30Jud 1:21Mat 25:461Jn 1:21Jn 5:20Tit 3:7
“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” 5 Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” Lev 18:5Gal 3:11-13Luk 10:26-281Sa 2:2Rom 10:51Jn 4:16Ezk 20:11-12Ezk 20:21
“Which ones?” the man asked. Deu 5:16-21Exo 20:12-17Jas 2:10-11Luk 18:20Mrk 10:19Gal 3:10Mat 5:21-28Rom 13:8-10
Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’ 6” Lev 19:18Deu 5:16Exo 20:12Mat 22:39Eph 6:1-2Jas 2:8Luk 10:27Mat 15:4-6
“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?” Gal 3:24Mrk 10:20-21Php 3:6Jhn 8:7Luk 15:29Luk 15:7Luk 18:11-12Luk 18:21-22
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” Mrk 10:21Luk 18:22Luk 12:33Act 2:45Luk 14:33Mat 5:481Ti 6:17-19Jhn 10:27
When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth. Ezk 33:31Mat 6:24Mat 13:22Col 3:5Eph 5:5Mat 16:26Mrk 10:22Luk 18:23
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 1Ti 6:9-10Mat 13:22Jas 5:1-4Luk 18:24Mrk 10:231Co 1:26Jhn 3:3Mat 18:3 Again I tell you, 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.” Jhn 5:44Luk 18:25Mrk 10:24-25Jer 13:23Mat 19:26Mat 23:24
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” Rom 10:13Mat 24:22Luk 13:23-24Mrk 13:20Rom 11:5-7
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Jer 32:27Luk 1:37Job 42:2Luk 18:27Mrk 10:27Jer 32:17Gen 18:14Psa 62:11
“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?” Php 3:8Luk 18:28Luk 5:11Mrk 1:17-20Luk 15:29Deu 33:9Luk 5:27-28Mat 4:20-22
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, 7 when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luk 22:28-301Co 6:2-3Mat 25:31Rev 20:4Isa 65:172Ti 2:12Mat 16:27Rev 2:26-27 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife 8or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. Luk 18:29-30Mrk 10:29-30Php 3:8Luk 14:26Mat 16:25Mat 10:37-38Mat 6:331Pe 4:14 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first. Luk 13:30Mat 20:16Mrk 10:31Mat 21:31-32Luk 18:13-14Rom 5:20-21Rom 9:30-33Luk 7:29-30