Mark 10 - English Standard Version (ESV)

Teaching About Divorce

10 ^(A)And he left there and went ^(B)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 order ^(C)to test him asked, ^(D)“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” ³ He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” ⁴ They said, ^(E)“Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.” ⁵ And Jesus said to them, “Because of your ^(F)hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. ⁶ But ^(G)from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them ^(H)male and female.’ ^{7 (I)}‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,^{[a] 8} and ^(J)the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. ^{9 (K)}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, ^(L)“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, ¹² and ^(M)if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

Let the Children Come to Me

^{13 (N)}And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples ^(O)rebuked them. ¹⁴ But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, ^(P)“Let the children come to me; ^(Q)do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. ^{15 (R)}Truly, I say to you, whoever does not ^(S)receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” ¹⁶ And ^(T)he took them in his arms and blessed them, ^(U)laying his hands on them.

The Rich Young Man

^{17 (V)}And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and ^(W)knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to ^(X)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: ^(Y)‘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, ^(Z)all these I have kept from my youth.” ²¹ And Jesus, ^(AA)looking at him, ^(AB)loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, ^(AC)sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have ^(AD)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ^{22 (AE)}Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

²³ And Jesus ^(AF)looked around and said to his disciples, ^(AG)“How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter ^(AH)the kingdom of God!” ²⁴ And the disciples ^(AI)were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, ^(AJ)“Children, ^(AK)how difficult it is^[b] to enter ^(AL)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 enter ^(AM)the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him,^[c] “Then who can be saved?” ²⁷ Jesus ^(AN)looked at them and said, ^(AO)“With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” ²⁸ Peter began to say to him, “See, ^(AP)we have left everything and followed you.” ²⁹ Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, ^(AQ)there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and ^(AR)for the gospel, ³⁰ who will not receive a hundredfold ^(AS)now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, ^(AT)with persecutions, and in ^(AU)the age to come eternal life. ³¹ But ^(AV)many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time

^{32 (AW)}And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and ^(AX)Jesus was walking ahead of them. And ^(AY)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, ^(AZ)we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will ^(BA)condemn him to death and ^(BB)deliver him over to the Gentiles. ³⁴ And they will ^(BC)mock him and ^(BD)spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And ^(BE)after three days he will rise.”

The Request of James and John

^{35 (BF)}And James and John, ^(BG)the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us ^(BH)whatever we ask of you.” ³⁶ And he said to them, ^(BI)“What do you want me to do for you?” ³⁷ And they said to him, “Grant us ^(BJ)to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, ^(BK)in your glory.” ³⁸ Jesus said to them, ^(BL)“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ^(BM)to drink the cup that I drink, or ^(BN)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, ^(BO)“The cup that I drink ^(BP)you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, ^(BQ)you will be baptized, ⁴⁰ but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, ^(BR)but it is for those for whom it has been ^(BS)prepared.” ⁴¹ And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. ^{42 (BT)}And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles ^(BU)lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³ But ^(BV)it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,^{[d] 44} and whoever would be first among you must be ^(BW)slave^[e] of all. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man came not to be served but ^(BX)to serve, and ^(BY)to give his life as a ransom for ^(BZ)many.”

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

^{46 (CA)}And they came to Jericho. And ^(CB)as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, ^(CC)a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. ⁴⁷ And when he heard that it was ^(CD)Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁸ And many ^(CE)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, ^(CF)“Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” ⁵⁰ And throwing off his ^(CG)cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. ⁵¹ And Jesus said to him, ^(CH)“What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, ^(CI)“Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” ⁵² And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; ^(CJ)your faith has ^(CK)made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.

Footnotes

1. Mark 10:7 Some manuscripts omit and hold fast to his wife
2. Mark 10:24 Some manuscripts add for those who trust in riches
3. Mark 10:26 Some manuscripts to one another
4. Mark 10:43 Greek diakonos
5. Mark 10:44 Or bondservant, or servant (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

Cross references

1. Mark 10:1 : For ver. 1-12, see Matt. 19:1-9
2. Mark 10:1 : Luke 9:51; 17:11; John 10:40; [Matt. 4:25]
3. Mark 10:2 : See John 8:6
4. Mark 10:2 : Matt. 5:31
5. Mark 10:4 : Deut. 24:1-4
6. Mark 10:5 : ch. 16:14; [ch. 3:5; 6:52; Heb. 3:8]
7. Mark 10:6 : ch. 13:19; 2 Pet. 3:4; [Rom. 1:20]
8. Mark 10:6 : Cited from Gen. 1:27; 5:2
9. Mark 10:7 : Eph. 5:31; Cited from Gen. 2:24
10. Mark 10:8 : 1 Cor. 6:16; [Mal. 2:15]
11. Mark 10:9 : 1 Cor. 7:10
12. Mark 10:11 : See Matt. 5:32
13. Mark 10:12 : 1 Cor. 7:11, 13
14. Mark 10:13 : For ver. 13-16, see Matt. 19:13-15; Luke 18:15-17
15. Mark 10:13 : ver. 48
16. Mark 10:14 : Matt. 18:3
17. Mark 10:14 : [ch. 9:39]
18. Mark 10:15 : [John 3:3, 5]
19. Mark 10:15 : [Luke 8:13; James 1:21]
20. Mark 10:16 : ch. 9:36
21. Mark 10:16 : Rev. 1:17
22. Mark 10:17 : For ver. 17-30, see Matt. 19:16-29; Luke 18:18-30; [Luke 10:25-28]
23. Mark 10:17 : See ch. 1:40
24. Mark 10:17 : [Matt. 19:16]; See Matt. 25:34
25. Mark 10:19 : Rom. 13:9; Cited from Ex. 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20; [Matt. 5:21, 27]
26. Mark 10:20 : [Phil. 3:6]
27. Mark 10:21 : ver. 27; Luke 22:61; John 1:42; [ch. 3:5]
28. Mark 10:21 : [John 11:5; 13:23]
29. Mark 10:21 : Luke 12:33; [Luke 16:9; 19:8; Acts 2:45; 4:34, 35; 1 Tim. 6:18, 19]
30. Mark 10:21 : Matt. 6:19, 20
31. Mark 10:22 : [Ezek. 33:31]
32. Mark 10:23 : See ch. 3:5
33. Mark 10:23 : [1 Cor. 1:26]; See Matt. 13:22
34. Mark 10:23 : See Matt. 12:28
35. Mark 10:24 : ver. 32
36. Mark 10:24 : ch. 2:5 (Gk.); [John 13:33; 21:5]
37. Mark 10:24 : Job 31:24; Ps. 49:6; 52:7; Prov. 11:28; 1 Tim. 6:17
38. Mark 10:24 : [See ver. 23 above]; See Matt. 12:28
39. Mark 10:25 : [See ver. 23 above]; See Matt. 12:28
40. Mark 10:27 : ver. 23
41. Mark 10:27 : ch. 14:36; Gen. 18:14; Job 42:2; Jer. 32:17, 27; Luke 1:37
42. Mark 10:28 : ch. 1:18, 20; Matt. 4:20, 22
43. Mark 10:29 : [Luke 14:26]
44. Mark 10:29 : See ch. 8:35
45. Mark 10:30 : [Matt. 6:33]
46. Mark 10:30 : 2 Cor. 12:10; 2 Thess. 1:4; 2 Tim. 3:11, 12; [John 15:20; Acts 14:22]
47. Mark 10:30 : Matt. 12:32; Eph. 1:21; [Luke 20:35]
48. Mark 10:31 : See Matt. 19:30
49. Mark 10:32 : For ver. 32-34, see Matt. 20:17-19; Luke 18:31-33
50. Mark 10:32 : Luke 9:51; 19:28
51. Mark 10:32 : ver. 24
52. Mark 10:33 : See Matt. 16:21
53. Mark 10:33 : Matt. 26:66; John 19:7
54. Mark 10:33 : Matt. 27:2; John 18:30, 31; Acts 3:13; [Acts 2:23; 4:27; 21:11]
55. Mark 10:34 : Matt. 27:26-31
56. Mark 10:34 : ch. 14:65; 15:19; See Matt. 26:67
57. Mark 10:34 : See ch. 8:31
58. Mark 10:35 : For ver. 35-45, see Matt. 20:20-28
59. Mark 10:35 : ch. 1:19
60. Mark 10:35 : [Matt. 18:19]
61. Mark 10:36 : ver. 51
62. Mark 10:37 : [Matt. 19:28]
63. Mark 10:37 : [Luke 9:26]
64. Mark 10:38 : [Luke 9:33; 23:34]
65. Mark 10:38 : ch. 14:36; Matt. 26:29, 42; Luke 22:42; John 18:11; [Isa. 51:22]
66. Mark 10:38 : Luke 12:50
67. Mark 10:39 : [Rom. 8:17; Phil. 3:10]
68. Mark 10:39 : Acts 12:2; Rev. 1:9
69. Mark 10:39 : [Rom. 6:3]
70. Mark 10:40 : [Matt. 19:11]
71. Mark 10:40 : Matt. 25:34
72. Mark 10:42 : For ver. 42-45, [ch. 9:33-36; Luke 22:25-27]
73. Mark 10:42 : 1 Pet. 5:3
74. Mark 10:43 : Matt. 23:11; [Luke 9:48]
75. Mark 10:44 : 2 Cor. 4:5
76. Mark 10:45 : John 13:4, 13-15; Phil. 2:7; [2 Cor. 8:9]
77. Mark 10:45 : Isa. 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
78. Mark 10:45 : ch. 14:24; Isa. 53:11, 12; Heb. 2:10; 9:28; [Rom. 5:15; Rev. 5:9]
79. Mark 10:46 : For ver. 46-52, see Matt. 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43
80. Mark 10:46 : [Luke 18:35; 19:1]
81. Mark 10:46 : John 9:1, 8
82. Mark 10:47 : ch. 1:24
83. Mark 10:48 : Matt. 19:13
84. Mark 10:49 : John 16:33
85. Mark 10:50 : ch. 13:16 (Gk.)
86. Mark 10:51 : ver. 36
87. Mark 10:51 : John 20:16
88. Mark 10:52 : ch. 5:34; Matt. 9:22; Luke 7:50; 8:48; 17:19
89. Mark 10:52 : ch. 5:23, 28; 6:56