'And1he left3there2andwent4to5the6region7of Judea9and10beyond11the12Jordan,13and14crowds17gathered15to18him19again.16And20again,23as21was his custom,22he taught24them.25 And1Pharisees3came up2and in orderto test11him12asked,4“Is it lawful67for a man8to divorce10hiswife?”9 He1answered3them,5“What6didMoses9command8you?”7 They1said,3“Moses5allowed4a manto write8a certificate6of divorce7and9to send [her] away.”10 And2Jesus3said4to them,5“Because of6your9hardness of heart8he wrote10you11this14commandment.13 But2from1the beginning3of creation,4‘Godmade8them9male5and6female.’7 ‘Therefore12a man4shall leave3his7father6and8mother10and11hold fast12to13his16wife,15 and1the3two4shall become25one7flesh.6’So8they are10no longer9two11but12one13flesh.14 What1therefore2God4has joined together,5let8not7man6separate.”8 And1in2the3house4the6disciples7asked10him11again5about8this matter.9 And1he said2to them,3“Whoever45divorces6his9wife8and10marries11another12commits adultery13against14her,15 and1if2she3divorces4her7husband6andmarries8another,9she commits adultery.”10 And1they were bringing2children4to him3that5he might touch7them,6and9the8disciples10rebuked11them.12 But2when1Jesus4saw1it,he was indignant5and6said7to them,8“Let9the10children11come12to13me;14donot15hinder16them,17for19tosuch20belongs21the22kingdom23of God.25 Truly,1I say2to you,3whoever45doesnot6receive7the8kingdom9of God11like12a child13shall16not1415enter16it.”18 And1he took2them3in his arms2andblessed4them,laying5hishands7on8them.9 And1as he was setting out2on4his3journey,5a man7ran up6and8knelt before9him10andasked11him,12“Good14Teacher,13what15must I do16to inherit1720eternal19life?”18 And2Jesus3said4to him,5“Why6doyou call8me7good?9No one10isgood11except1213God16alone.14 You know3the1commandments:2‘Donot4murder,5Donot6commit adultery,7Donot8steal,9Donot10bear false witness,11Donot12defraud,13Honor14your17father16and18mother.’”20 And2he1said3to him,4“Teacher,5all7these6I have kept8from9my11youth.”10 And2Jesus,3looking at4him,5loved6him,7and8said9to him,10“You12lack13one thing:11go,14sell17all that15you have16and18give19to the20poor,21and22you will have23treasure24in25heaven;26and27come,28follow29me.”30 Disheartened3by4the5saying,6he1went away7sorrowful,8for10he had11great13possessions.12 And1Jesus4looked around2andsaid5to7his8disciples,7“How9difficult10it will be forthose11who have14wealth13to enter20the16kingdom17of God!”19 And2the1disciples3were amazed4at5his8words.7But10Jesus11said14to them15again,12“Children,16how17difficult18it is19to enter25the21kingdom22of God!24 It is2easier1for a camel3to go9through4the5eye6of a7needle8than10for a rich person11to enter17the13kingdom14of God.”16 And2they1were4exceedingly3astonished,4andsaid5to6[him],7“Then8who9can10be saved?”11 Jesus4looked at1them2andsaid,5“With6man7it isimpossible,8but9not10with11God.12For14all things13arepossible15with16God.”18 Peter4began1to say2to him,5“See,6we7have left8everything9and10followed11you.”12 Jesus3said,1“Truly,4I say5to you,6there is8no one7who9has left10house11or12brothers13or14sisters15or16mother17or18father19or20children21or22lands,23for24my25sake24and26for27the28gospel,29 who will not12receive3a hundredfold4now5in6this9time,8houses10and11brothers12and13sisters14and15mothers16and17children18and19lands,20with21persecutions,22and23in24the25age26to come28eternal30life.29 But2many1who arefirst4will be3last,5and6the7last8first.”9 And2they were1on3the4road,5going up6to7Jerusalem,8and9Jesus14was10walking ahead of11them.12And15they were amazed,16and18those17who followed19were afraid.20And21taking22the24twelve25again,23he began26to tell28them27what was2930to happen32to him,31 saying,“See,2we are going up3to4Jerusalem,5and6the7Son8of Man10will be delivered over11to the12chief priests13and14the15scribes,16and17they will condemn18him19to death20and21deliver22him23over22to the24Gentiles.25 And1they will mock2him3and4spit5on him,6and7flog8him9and10kill11him.And12after13three14days15he will rise.”16 And1James4and5John,6the7sons8of Zebedee,9came up2to him3andsaid10to him,11“Teacher,12we want13you to do19for us20whatever1516we ask of17you.”18 And2he1said3to them,4“What5doyou want6me7to do8for you?”9 And2they1said3to him,4“Grant5us6to sit,716one8at10your9right hand11and12one13at14your20left,15in17your20glory.”19 Jesus3said4to them,5“You do7not6know7what8you are asking.9Are you able10to drink11the12cup13that14I15drink,16or17to be baptized with23the18baptism19with which20I21am baptized?”22 And2they1said3to him,4“We are able.”5And7Jesus8said9to them,10“The11cup12that13I14drink15you will drink,16and17with the18baptism19with which20I21am baptized,22you will be baptized,23 but2to sit3at4my6right hand5or7at8my6left9is11not10mine12to grant,13but14it is for thosefor whom15it has been prepared.”16 And1when2the3ten4heard2it,they began5to be indignant6at7James8and9John.10 And1Jesus5called2them3to him2andsaid6to them,7“You know8that9those10who are considered11rulers12of the13Gentiles14lord it over15them,16and1their20great19ones18exercise authority over21them.22 But3it shall4not1be4so2among5you.6But7whoever89would10be12great11among13you14must be15your16servant,17 and1whoever23would4be7first8among5you6must be9slave11of all.10 For2even1the3Son4of Man6came8not7to be served9but10to serve,11and12to give13his16life15as a ransom17for18many.”19 And1they came2to3Jericho.4And5as6he7was leaving6Jericho9with10his13disciples12and14a great16crowd,15Bartimaeus,20a blind21beggar,22the17son18of Timaeus,19was sitting23by24the25roadside.26 And1when he heard2that3it was7Jesus4of Nazareth,6he began8to cry out9and10say,11“Jesus,14Son12of David,13have mercy on15me!”16 And1many4rebuked2him,3telling himto be silent.56But8he7cried out11all10the more,9“Son12of David,13have mercy on14me!”15 And1Jesus4stopped2andsaid,5“Call6him.”7And8they called9the10blind man,11saying12to him,13“Take heart.14Get up;15he is calling16you.”17 And2throwing off3his6cloak,5he sprang up7andcame8to9Jesus.11 And1Jesus5said6to him,3“What7doyou want9me to do10for you?”8And12the11blind man13said14to him,15“Rabbi,16let me recover my sight.”18 And1Jesus3said4to him,5“Go your way;6your9faith8has made10you11well.”10And12immediately13he recovered his sight14and15followed16him17on18the19way.20