10:1  AND [Jesus] left there [Capernaum] and went to the region of Judea and beyond [east of] the Jordan; and crowds [constantly] gathered around Him again, and as was His custom, He began to teach them again.

10:2  And some Pharisees came up, and, in order to test Him {and} try to find a weakness in Him, asked, Is it lawful for a man to dismiss {and} repudiate {and} divorce his wife?

10:3  He answered them, What did Moses command you?

10:4  They replied, Moses allowed a man to write a bill of divorce and to put her away.

10:5  But Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart [your condition of insensibility to the call of God] he wrote you this precept in your Law.

10:6  But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female.

10:7  For this reason a man shall leave [behind] his father and his mother {and be} {joined to his wife and cleave closely to her permanently,}

10:8  And the two shall become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

10:9  What therefore God has united (joined together), let not man separate {or} divide.

10:10  And indoors the disciples questioned Him again about this subject.

10:11  And He said to them, Whoever dismisses (repudiates and divorces) his wife and marries another commits adultery against her;

10:12  And if a woman dismisses (repudiates and divorces) her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

10:13  And they kept bringing young children to Him that He might touch them, and the disciples were reproving them [for it].

10:14  But when Jesus saw [it], He was indignant {and} pained and said to them, Allow the children to come to Me--do not forbid {or} prevent {or} hinder them--for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

10:15  Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive {and} accept {and} welcome the kingdom of God like a little child [does] positively shall not enter it at all.

10:16  And He took them [the children up one by one] in His arms and [fervently invoked a] blessing, placing His hands upon them.

10:17  And as He was setting out on His journey, a man ran up and knelt before Him and asked Him, Teacher, [You are essentially and perfectly morally] good, what must I do to inherit eternal life [that is, to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah's kingdom]?

10:18  And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me [essentially and perfectly morally] good? There is no one [essentially and perfectly morally] good--except God alone.

10:19  You know the commandments: Do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.

10:20  And he replied to Him, Teacher, I have carefully guarded {and} observed all these {and} taken care not to violate them from my boyhood.

10:21  And Jesus, looking upon him, loved him, and He said to him, You lack one thing; go and sell all you have and give [the money] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come [and] accompany Me [walking the same road that I walk].

10:22  At that saying the man's countenance fell {and} was gloomy, and he went away grieved {and} sorrowing, for he was holding great possessions.

10:23  And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, With what difficulty will those who possess wealth {and} keep on holding it enter the kingdom of God!

10:24  And the disciples were amazed {and} bewildered {and} perplexed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is {for those who trust (place their confidence, their sense of safety) in riches} to enter the kingdom of God!

10:25  It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

10:26  And they were shocked {and} exceedingly astonished, and said to Him {and} {to one another}, Then who can be saved?

10:27  Jesus glanced around at them and said, With men [it is] impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.

10:28  Peter started to say to Him, Behold, we have yielded up {and} abandoned everything [once and for all and joined You as Your disciples, siding with Your party] and accompanied You [walking the same road that You walk].

10:29  Jesus said, Truly I tell you, there is no one who has given up {and} left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for My sake and for the Gospel's

10:30  Who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.

10:31  But many [who are now] first will be last [then], and many [who are now] last will be first [then].

10:32  They were on the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on in front of them; and they were bewildered {and} perplexed {and} greatly astonished, and those [who were still] following were seized with alarm {and} were afraid. And He took the Twelve [apostles] again and began to tell them what was about to happen to Him,

10:33  [Saying], Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be turned over to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn {and} sentence Him to death and turn Him over to the Gentiles.

10:34  And they will mock Him and spit on Him, and whip Him and put Him to death; but after three days He will rise again [from death].

10:35  And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Him and said to Him, Teacher, we desire You to do for us whatever we ask of You.

10:36  And He replied to them, What do you desire Me to do for you?

10:37  And they said to Him, Grant that we may sit, one at Your right hand and one at [Your] left hand, in Your glory (Your majesty and splendor).

10:38  But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism [of affliction] with which I am baptized?

10:39  And they replied to Him, We are able. And Jesus told them, The cup that I drink you will drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized,

10:40  But to sit at My right hand or at My left hand is not Mine to give; but [it will be given to those] for whom it is ordained {and} prepared.

10:41  And when the other ten [apostles] heard it, they began to be indignant with James and John.

10:42  But Jesus called them to [Him] and said to them, You know that those who are recognized as governing {and} are supposed to rule the Gentiles (the nations) lord it over them [ruling with absolute power, holding them in subjection], and their great men exercise authority {and} dominion over them.

10:43  But this is not to be so among you; instead, whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant,

10:44  And whoever wishes to be most important {and} first in rank among you must be slave of all.

10:45  For even the Son of Man came not to have service rendered to Him, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for (instead of) many.

10:46  Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, a son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.

10:47  And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have pity {and} mercy on me [now]!

10:48  And many severely censured {and} reproved him, telling him to keep still, but he kept on shouting out all the more, You Son of David, have pity {and} mercy on me [now]!

10:49  And Jesus stopped and said, Call him. And they called the blind man, telling him, Take courage! Get up! He is calling you.

10:50  And throwing off his outer garment, he leaped up and came to Jesus.

10:51  And Jesus said to him, What do you want Me to do for you? And the blind man said to Him, Master, let me receive my sight.

10:52  And Jesus said to him, Go your way; your faith has healed you. And at once he received his sight and accompanied Jesus on the road.