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And 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.
2 And the Pharisees came to him, and
asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
4 And they said, Moses suffered to
write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
5 And Jesus answered and said unto
them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you
this precept.
6 But from the
beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
7 For this
cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
8 And they
twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
9 What
therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
10 And in the house his disciples asked
him again of the same matter.
11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another,
committeth adultery against her.
12 And if a
woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth
adultery.
13 And they brought young children to
him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that
brought them.
14 But 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.
15 Verily I say
unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child,
he shall not enter therein.
16 And he took them up in his arms, put his
hands up on them, and blessed them.
17 And 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?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but
one, that is, God.
19 Thou 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.
20 And he answered and said unto him,
Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21 Then 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.
22 And he was sad at that saying, and
went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked round about, and
saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that
have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24 And 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!
25 It 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.
26 And they were astonished out of
measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for
with God all things are possible.
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28 Then Peter began to say unto him,
Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
29 And 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,
30 But 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.
31 But many that
are first shall be last; and the last first.
32 And 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,
33 Saying, 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:
34 And 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.
35 And James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for
us whatsoever we shall desire.
36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
37 They 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.
38 But 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?
39 And 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:
40 But 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.
41 And when the ten heard it,
they began to be much displeased with James and John.
42 But 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.
43 But so shall
it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your
minister:
44 And
whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
45 For even the
Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his
life a ransom for many.
46 And 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.
47 And 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.
48 And 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.
49 And 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.
50 And he, casting away his garment,
rose, and came to Jesus.
51 And 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.
52 And 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.
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