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Jesús enseña sobre el divorcio

10 Jesús salió del pueblo de Cafarnaúm, y se fue a la región de Judea y a los lugares que están al este del río Jordán. Una vez más, mucha gente se reunió a su alrededor y, como siempre, Jesús empezó a enseñar.

Unos fariseos se acercaron a él para ponerle una trampa, y le preguntaron:

—¿Puede un hombre divorciarse de su esposa?

Jesús les respondió:

—¿Qué les mandó hacer Moisés?

Ellos dijeron:

—Moisés permitió al esposo escribir un certificado de divorcio y echar de la casa a su esposa.

Entonces Jesús dijo:

—Si Moisés les dejó escrito ese mandamiento, es porque ustedes son muy tercos. Pero desde el principio Dios hizo al hombre y a la mujer para que vivieran juntos. Por eso el hombre tiene que dejar a su padre y a su madre para casarse y vivir con su mujer. Los dos vivirán como si fueran una sola persona. Así que, los que se casan ya no viven como dos personas separadas, sino como si fueran una sola persona. Si Dios ha unido a un hombre y a una mujer, nadie debe separarlos.

10 Más tarde, cuando ya estaban en casa, los discípulos preguntaron de nuevo a Jesús acerca del divorcio. 11 Él les respondió: «Si un hombre se divorcia de su esposa y se casa con otra mujer, comete pecado, pues sería infiel a su esposa. 12 Y si la mujer deja a su esposo y se casa con otro hombre, también comete el mismo pecado.»

Jesús bendice a los niños

13 Hubo quienes llevaron a sus niños para que Jesús los tocara y los bendijera. Pero los discípulos las regañaron.

14 Al ver Jesús lo que estaban haciendo sus discípulos, se enojó con ellos y les dijo:

«Dejen que los niños se acerquen a mí. No se lo impidan, porque el reino de Dios es de los que son como ellos. 15 Les aseguro que quien no confía en Dios como lo hace un niño, no puede ser parte del reino de Dios.»

16 Jesús tomó en sus brazos a los niños y, poniendo sus manos sobre ellos, los bendijo.

El hombre rico

17 Mientras Jesús iba de camino, un hombre llegó corriendo, se arrodilló delante de él y le preguntó:

—Maestro bueno, dime, ¿qué debo hacer para tener vida eterna?

18 Jesús le contestó:

—¿Por qué dices que soy bueno? Sólo Dios es bueno. 19 Tú conoces bien los mandamientos: No mates, no seas infiel en tu matrimonio, no robes, no mientas para hacerle daño a otra persona, no hagas trampas, obedece y cuida a tu padre y a tu madre.

20 El hombre le dijo:

—Maestro, todos esos mandamientos los he obedecido desde que era niño.

21 Jesús lo miró con amor y le dijo:

—Sólo te falta hacer una cosa. Ve y vende todo lo que tienes, y reparte ese dinero entre los pobres. Así, Dios te dará un gran premio en el cielo. Después de eso, ven y conviértete en uno de mis seguidores.

22 Al oír esto, el hombre se puso muy triste y se fue desanimado, porque era muy rico.

23 Jesús miró a su alrededor y dijo a sus discípulos:

—¡Es muy difícil que una persona rica acepte a Dios como su rey!

24 Los discípulos se sorprendieron al oír eso, pero Jesús volvió a decirles:

—Amigos, ¡es muy difícil entrar en el reino de Dios! 25 Es más fácil que un camello pase por el ojo de una aguja, que una persona rica entre en el reino de Dios.

26 Los discípulos se sorprendieron mucho al oír lo que Jesús dijo, y comentaban entre ellos:

—Entonces, ¿quién podrá salvarse?

27 Jesús los miró y les dijo:

—Para los seres humanos eso es imposible, pero todo es posible para Dios.

28 Pedro le dijo:

—Recuerda que nosotros hemos dejado todo lo que teníamos y te hemos seguido.

29 Jesús les respondió:

—Les aseguro que quien haya dejado algo por seguirme y por anunciar las buenas noticias, recibirá su premio. Si dejó a sus hermanos o hermanas, a su padre o a su madre, a sus hijos, su casa o algún terreno, 30 recibirá en esta vida cien veces más casas, terrenos y familiares, aunque también será maltratado por sus enemigos. Y cuando muera, vivirá con Dios para siempre; 31 pero muchos que ahora son importantes, serán los menos importantes; y muchos que ahora no son importantes, serán los más importantes.

Jesús habla otra vez de su muerte

32 Los discípulos iban confundidos, mientras Jesús caminaba delante de ellos hacia Jerusalén. Por su parte, los otros seguidores estaban llenos de miedo. Jesús volvió a reunirse a solas con los doce discípulos, y les contó lo que le iba a pasar:

33 «Como pueden ver, ahora vamos a Jerusalén. Y a mí, el Hijo del hombre, me entregarán a los sacerdotes principales y a los maestros de la Ley. Me condenarán a muerte y me entregarán a los enemigos de nuestro pueblo, 34 para que se burlen de mí, y para que me escupan en la cara y me maten; pero después de tres días resucitaré.»

La petición de Santiago y de Juan

35 Sus discípulos Santiago y Juan, que eran hijos de Zebedeo, se acercaron a Jesús y le dijeron:

—Maestro, queremos que nos hagas un favor.

36 Jesús les preguntó:

—¿Qué es lo que quieren?

37 Ellos le contestaron:

—Por favor, cuando estés en tu reino poderoso, déjanos sentarnos a tu lado, uno a tu derecha y el otro a tu izquierda.[a]

38 Jesús respondió:

—Ustedes no saben lo que piden. ¿Están dispuestos a sufrir todo lo malo que va a pasarme?

39 Ellos dijeron:

—Sí, lo estamos.

Jesús les dijo:

—Les aseguro que ustedes sufrirán mucho, igual que yo. 40 Pero sólo Dios decide quiénes serán los más importantes en mi reino. Eso no lo decido yo.

41 Cuando los otros diez discípulos supieron lo que Santiago y Juan habían pedido, se enojaron con ellos. 42 Entonces Jesús los llamó a todos y les dijo:

—Ustedes saben que los que se sienten jefes y grandes señores se portan como los amos del mundo e imponen su autoridad sobre todos. 43 Pero entre ustedes no debe ser así. Al contrario, si alguien quiere ser importante, tendrá que servir a los demás. 44 Si alguno quiere ser el primero, deberá ser el esclavo de todos. 45 Yo, el Hijo del hombre, soy así. No vine a este mundo para que me sirvan, sino para servir a los demás. Vine para liberar a la gente que es esclava del pecado, y para lograrlo pagaré con mi vida.

Jesús y el ciego Bartimeo

46 Jesús y sus discípulos pasaron por la ciudad de Jericó, y al salir de allí mucha gente los siguió. Junto al camino estaba sentado un ciego que pedía limosna. Se llamaba Bartimeo hijo de Timeo. 47 Cuando Bartimeo oyó que Jesús de Nazaret estaba pasando por allí, empezó a gritar:

—Jesús, tú que eres el Mesías, ¡ten compasión de mí y ayúdame!

48 La gente comenzó a reprender al ciego para que se callara, pero él gritaba con más fuerza todavía:

—Señor, tú que eres el Mesías, ¡ten compasión de mí y ayúdame!

49 Entonces Jesús se detuvo y dijo:

—Llámenlo.

La gente llamó al ciego y le dijo:

—¡No tengas miedo! Ven, que Jesús te llama.

50 El ciego tiró su manto, y de un salto se puso de pie y se acercó a Jesús. 51 Jesús le dijo:

—¿Qué quieres que haga por ti?

El ciego respondió:

—Maestro, haz que pueda yo ver de nuevo.

52 Jesús le dijo:

—Puedes irte; estás sano porque confiaste en Dios.

En ese momento, el ciego pudo ver de nuevo, y siguió a Jesús por el camino.

Footnotes

  1. Marcos 10:37 En los tiempos de Jesús, los oficiales más importantes de un reino se sentaban a la izquierda y a la derecha del rey.

Marriage and Divorce

10 Jesus got up and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. Crowds gathered around him again and, as he usually did, he taught them. Some Pharisees came to test him and asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

He replied, “What did Moses command you?”

They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”[a]

But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of your hard hearts. But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.[b] For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.[c] So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

10 In the house his disciples asked him about this again. 11 He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 If she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

Jesus Loves Little Children

13 Some people began bringing little children to Jesus so that he would touch them. But the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said, “Let the little children come to me! Do not hinder them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Amen I tell you: Whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” 16 And he took the little children in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.

The Rich Young Ruler

17 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, one man ran up to him and knelt in front of him. He asked, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

18 Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God. 19 You know the commandments. ‘You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. You shall not defraud. Honor your father and mother.’”[d]

20 The man replied, “Teacher, I have kept all these since I was a child.”

21 Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

22 When he heard this, he looked sad and went away grieving, because he had great wealth. 23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!”

24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus told them again, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their riches to enter the kingdom of God! 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.”

26 They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”

27 Jesus looked at them and said, “For people, it is impossible, but not for God, because all things are possible for God.”

28 Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you.”

29 Jesus said, “Amen I tell you: There is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel, 30 who now at this time will fail to receive one hundred times as much: houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields (along with persecutions)—and in the coming age: eternal life. 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

Again Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection

32 They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was leading them. The disciples were amazed, and the others who followed were afraid. He took the Twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him. 33 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the experts in the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles. 34 They will mock him, spit on him, flog him, and kill him. On the third day[e] he will rise again.”

35 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached him and said, “Teacher, we wish that you would do for us whatever we ask.”

36 He said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”

37 They said to him, “Promise that we may sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your glory.”

38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink or be baptized with the baptism that I am going to be baptized with?”

39 “We can,” they replied.

Jesus told them, “You will drink the cup that I am going to drink and be baptized with the baptism that I am going to be baptized with. 40 But to sit at my right or at my left is not for me to give; rather, these places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

41 When the ten heard this, they were angry with James and John.

42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But that is not the way it is to be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first among you will be a slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

46 They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, a blind man, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 Many told him to be quiet, but he kept shouting all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

They called the blind man, saying, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

50 He tossed aside his outer garment, jumped up, and went to Jesus.

51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.

The blind man replied, “Rabboni,[f] I want to see again.”

52 Jesus told him, “Go. Your faith has made you well.” Immediately he received his sight and began following Jesus on the road.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:4 See Deuteronomy 24:1,3.
  2. Mark 10:6 Genesis 1:27; 5:2
  3. Mark 10:8 Genesis 2:24
  4. Mark 10:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20
  5. Mark 10:34 Some witnesses to the text read After three days.
  6. Mark 10:51 Rabboni means my rabbi (my teacher, my master).

Divorce(A)

10 Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan.(B) Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.(C)

Some Pharisees(D) came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

“What did Moses command you?” he replied.

They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”(E)

“It was because your hearts were hard(F) that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied. “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’[a](G) ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,[b] and the two will become one flesh.’[c](H) So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

10 When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. 11 He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.(I) 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”(J)

The Little Children and Jesus(K)

13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.(L) 15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”(M) 16 And he took the children in his arms,(N) placed his hands on them and blessed them.

The Rich and the Kingdom of God(O)

17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees(P) before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(Q)

18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’[d](R)

20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”

21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor,(S) and you will have treasure in heaven.(T) Then come, follow me.”(U)

22 At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich(V) to enter the kingdom of God!”

24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is[e] to enter the kingdom of God!(W) 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”(X)

26 The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?”

27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”(Y)

28 Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!”(Z)

29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30 will fail to receive a hundred times as much(AA) in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come(AB) eternal life.(AC) 31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”(AD)

Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time(AE)

32 They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve(AF) aside and told them what was going to happen to him. 33 “We are going up to Jerusalem,”(AG) he said, “and the Son of Man(AH) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.(AI) They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him(AJ) and kill him.(AK) Three days later(AL) he will rise.”(AM)

The Request of James and John(AN)

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”

36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.

37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”(AO)

38 “You don’t know what you are asking,”(AP) Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup(AQ) I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”(AR)

39 “We can,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with,(AS) 40 but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. 42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(AT) 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,(AU) and to give his life as a ransom for many.”(AV)

Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight(AW)

46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth,(AX) he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David,(AY) have mercy on me!”

48 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” 50 Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.

The blind man said, “Rabbi,(AZ) I want to see.”

52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.”(BA) Immediately he received his sight and followed(BB) Jesus along the road.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:6 Gen. 1:27
  2. Mark 10:7 Some early manuscripts do not have and be united to his wife.
  3. Mark 10:8 Gen. 2:24
  4. Mark 10:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
  5. Mark 10:24 Some manuscripts is for those who trust in riches

10 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

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

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

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

26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,

33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:

34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.

41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.

43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.