Mark 10-11 (English Standard Version)

Mark 10

Teaching About Divorce

 ^1(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.

 ²And Pharisees came up and in order^(C) to test him asked,^(D) "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" ³He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" ⁴They said,^(E) "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away." ⁵And Jesus said to them, "Because of your^(F) hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. ⁶But^(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."

 ¹⁰And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. ¹¹And he said to them, ^(L) "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, ¹²and^(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. ¹⁴But 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." ¹⁶And^(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?" ¹⁸And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ¹⁹You 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.'" ²⁰And he said to him, "Teacher,^(Z) all these I have kept from my youth." ²¹And 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.

 ²³And 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!" ²⁴And 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! ²⁵It 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." ²⁶And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him,^[c] "Then who can be saved?" ²⁷Jesus^(AN) looked at them and said, ^(AO) "With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God." ²⁸Peter began to say to him, "See,^(AP) we have left everything and followed you." ²⁹Jesus 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, ³⁰who 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. ³¹But^(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, ³³saying, "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. ³⁴And 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." ³⁶And he said to them, ^(BI) "What do you want me to do for you?" ³⁷And they said to him, "Grant us^(BJ) to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left,^(BK) in your glory." ³⁸Jesus 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?" ³⁹And 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, ⁴⁰but 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." ⁴¹And 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. ⁴³But^(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. ⁴⁵For 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. ⁴⁷And 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!" ⁴⁸And many^(CE) rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" ⁴⁹And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him,^(CF) "Take heart. Get up; he is calling you." ⁵⁰And throwing off his^(CG) cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. ⁵¹And 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." ⁵²And 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.

Mark 11

The Triumphal Entry

 ^1(CL) Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to^(CM) Bethphage and Bethany, at^(CN) the Mount of Olives, Jesus^[f] sent^(CO) two of his disciples ²and said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied,^(CP) on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. ³If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'" ⁴And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. ⁵And some of those standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?" ⁶And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. ⁷And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. ⁸And many^(CQ) spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. ⁹And those who went before and those who followed were shouting,^(CR) "Hosanna!^(CS) Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! ¹⁰Blessed is^(CT) the coming^(CU) kingdom of^(CV) our father^(CW) David!^(CX) Hosanna in the highest!"

 ^11(CY) And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late,^(CZ) he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

 ^12(DA) On the following day, when they came from Bethany,^(DB) he was hungry. ^13(DC) And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for^(DD) it was not the season for figs. ¹⁴And he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

 ^15(DE) And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of^(DF) the money-changers and the seats of those who sold^(DG) pigeons. ¹⁶And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. ¹⁷And he was teaching them and saying to them, "Is it not written,^(DH) 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But^(DI) you have made it a den of robbers." ¹⁸And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and^(DJ) were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because^(DK) all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. ^19(DL) And when evening came they^[g] went out of the city.

The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree

 ^20(DM) As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. ²¹And Peter remembered and said to him,^(DN) "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered." ²²And Jesus answered them, "Have^(DO) faith in God. ^23(DP) Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain,^(DQ) 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and does not^(DR) doubt in his heart, but^(DS) believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. ²⁴Therefore I tell you,^(DT) whatever you ask in prayer,^(DU) believe that you^(DV) have received^[h] it, and it will be yours. ²⁵And whenever^(DW) you stand praying,^(DX) forgive,^(DY) if you have anything against anyone, so that^(DZ) your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."^[i]

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

 ^27(EA) And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, ²⁸and they said to him,^(EB) "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?" ²⁹Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ³⁰Was the baptism of John^(EC) from heaven or from man? Answer me." ³¹And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say,^(ED) 'Why then did you not believe him?' ³²But shall we say, 'From man'?"—^(EE) they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was^(EF) a prophet. ³³So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."