Mark 10:1-31

11Setting out from there, Jesus went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds gathered to Him again, and, 2as He was accustomed, He once more began to teach them.

2And some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began questioning Him whether it was lawful for a man to 3divorce his wife. 3And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?” 4They said, “4Moses permitted a man to write a 5certificate of divorce and 6send his wife away.” 5But Jesus said to them, “78Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6But 9from the beginning of creation, God 10created them male and female. 711For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother12, 813and the two shall become one flesh; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate.”

10And in the house the disciples again began questioning Him about this. 11And He said to them, “14Whoever 15divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; 12and 16if she herself 17divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.”

1318And they were bringing children to Him so that He would touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. 14But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Allow the children to come to Me; do not 19forbid them, 20for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15Truly I say to you, 21whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.” 16And He 22took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.

1723As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and 24knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may 25inherit eternal life?” 18But Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. 19You know the commandments: ‘26Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 20And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept 27all these things from my youth.” 21Looking at him, Jesus showed love to him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have 28treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22But he 29was deeply dismayed by 30these words, and he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.

23And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, “31How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!” 24And the disciples 32were amazed at His words. But Jesus responded again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 2533It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 26And they were even more astonished, and said to Him, “34Then who can be saved?” 27Looking at them, Jesus said, “35With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”

2836Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and have followed You.” 29Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, 37there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, 3038but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in 39the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in 40the age to come, eternal life. 31But 41many who are first will be last, and the last, first.”