1 And leaving from there, He{Iesous, Journeying Teacher} comes into the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds come together to Him again; and as He was accustomed, He again taught{edidasken: continuous instruction} them.
2 And the Pharisees came and questioned Jesus {Iesous, Questioned Rabbi} whether it is permitted {exestin: allowed by law} for a man to divorce a wife, testing Him.
3 But He {Iesous, Questioning Rabbi} answered and said to them, “What did Moses {Moyses: covenant lawgiver} command you?”
4 But they said, “Moses permitted{epetrepsen: granted legal allowance} a man to write a document{biblion: written certificate} of divorce and to send her away.”
5 But Jesus {Iesous, Divine Teacher} said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart {sklerokardian: spiritual stubbornness} he wrote for you this commandment.”
6 But from the beginning of creation, He {Theos, Humanity's Creator} made them male {arsen: masculine human} and female.
7 For this reason a man will leave {kataleipsei: deliberately depart} his father and his mother and be joined {proskollethesetai: firmly attached} to his wife.
8 And the two will become {esontai: future transformation} one flesh {sarx: unified human life}, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 Therefore what God {Theos, Sovereign Uniter} has joined together, let not man separate {chorizeto: divide asunder}.
10 And when they were inside the house, the disciples {mathetai: devoted students} questioned Him {Christos, Patient Instructor} again concerning this.
11 And He {Iesous, Marriage Covenant Judge} says to them, “Whoever divorces his wife {gynaika: lawful spouse} and marries another, he commits adultery against her.”
12 And if she divorces her husband {andra: male spouse} and marries another, she commits adultery {moichatai: breaks marriage covenant}.
13 And they were bringing children to Him {Iesous, Compassionate Receiver} so that He might touch them, but the disciples {mathetai: committed learners} rebuked them.
14 But when Jesus {Iesous, Defender of Children} saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of God {Theos, King of the Childlike}.”
15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God {Theos, Divine Sovereign} as a little child {paidion: innocent trusting child} will never enter it.
16 And after taking them into His arms, He {Iesous, Tender Blesser} was blessing {kateulogei: bestowing grace} them, placing His hands upon them.
17 And as He {Iesous, Way-Opener} was going out into the road, one ran up and, having knelt to Him, was asking Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life {zoen aionion: unending fellowship}?”
18 But Jesus {Iesous, Probing Teacher} said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One—that is, God {Theos, Unique Standard of Good}.”
19 You know the commandments {entolas: authoritative instructions}: “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father {patera: male parent} and mother.”
20 But he said to Him {Iesous, Discerning Teacher}, “Teacher {Didaskale: honored instructor}, I have kept all these things from my youth.”
21 But Jesus {Iesous, Discerning Teacher}, having looked intently {emblepsas: searching gaze} at him, loved him, and He said to him, “One thing you lack: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
22 But he, having become gloomy {stygnasas: sullen countenance} at the word, went away grieved, for he had many possessions {ktemata: acquired wealth}.
23 And Jesus {Iesous, Challenging Teacher}, after looking around, says to His disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God {basileia tou theou, Sovereign Reign}.”
24 But the disciples were amazed at His words. Jesus {Iesous, Instructing Lord} answered them again and said, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God {Theos, Sovereign Ruler}.”
25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye {trymalias: small opening} of the needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God {Theos, Sovereign King}.
26 But they were exceedingly {perissos: intensely} astonished, saying to themselves, “And who is able to be saved {sothenai: delivered from peril}?”
27 Having looked at them, Jesus {Iesous, Discerning Teacher} says, “With men it is impossible {adynaton: utterly powerless}, but not with God {Theos, All-Powerful Lord}; for with God all things are possible.”
28 Peter began to say to Him {Iesous, Master Teacher}, “Behold, we have left everything {panta: all things in entirety} and have followed You.”
29 Jesus {Iesous, Faithful Reward Giver} said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel {euangelion: saving message}.”
30 Who will not receive a hundredfold now in this season—houses {oikias: family dwellings}, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and fields with persecutions—and in the coming age, eternal life {zoen: everlasting life}.
31 But {de: contrastive link} many who are first {protoi: socially prominent} will be last, and the last will be first.
32 And they were on the road {hodos: pilgrimage path} going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus {Iesous, Resolute Leader} was leading them; and they were amazed, and those following were afraid. Then, taking the twelve aside again, He began to tell them the things that were about to happen to Him.
33 Because, behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man {huios tou anthropou, Messianic Representative} will be handed over to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and they will hand Him over to the Gentiles {ethnesin: nations outside Israel}.
34 And they will mock Him {Iesous, Foretold Sufferer}, and they will spit on Him, and they will scourge {mastigosousin: severe whipping} Him, and they will kill Him. And after three days, He will rise.
35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Him {Iesous, Sovereign Teacher} and said to Him, “Teacher {Didaskalos: wise instructor}, we desire that You would do for us whatever we might ask of You.”
36 But He {Iesous, Discerning Questioner} said to them, “What do you want Me to do {poiesō: bring about} for you?”
37 And they said to Him {Iesous, Awaited King}, “Grant to us that we may sit, one at Your right {dexion: place of highest honor} and one at Your left, in Your glory.”
38 But Jesus {Iesous, Correcting Teacher} said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup {poterion: symbolic of suffering} that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”
39 And they said to Him, “We are able.” But Jesus {Iesous, Prophetic Teacher} said to them, “The cup {poterion: appointed suffering} which I drink, you will drink; and the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized.”
40 But the right to sit at My {Iesous, Submissive Son} right hand or at My left hand is not Mine to give; rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared {hetoimastai: divinely appointed place}.
41 And when the ten {deka: remaining disciples} heard, they began to be indignant about James {Iakobou: son of Zebedee} and John.
42 And Jesus {Iesous, Wise Instructor}, having called them to Himself, says to them, "You know that those who are considered to rule over the nations exercise lordship over them, and their great ones {megaloi: socially prominent leaders} exercise authority over them."
43 But it is not so among you; rather, whoever wishes to become great {megas: highest rank} among you will be your servant {diakonos: humble attendant}.
44 And whoever among you desires to be first {protos: foremost in honor} will be the servant {doulos: bondservant under obligation} of all.
45 For even the Son of Man {huios tou anthropou, Self-Giving Redeemer} did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life {psychen: whole inner life} as a ransom for many.
46 And they came into Jericho, and as He {Iesous, Journey Leader} was going out from Jericho with His disciples {mathetes: devoted learners} and a large crowd, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus {Iesous, Messianic Healer} the Nazarene, he began to cry out and to say, "Jesus, Son {huie: promised Heir} of David, have mercy on me."
48 And many were rebuking him so that he would be silent, but he cried out even more {mallon: far more}, “Son of David {Huie Dauid, Recognized Messiah}, have mercy on me.”
49 And Jesus {Iesous, Compassionate Healer} stood still and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind {typhlos: unable to see}, saying to him, “Take courage; rise; He is calling you.”
50 But he, having thrown off his garment {himation: outer cloak} and leapt up, came toward Jesus {Iesous, Merciful Healer}.