Outline
- Early Galilean Ministry (1:14;3:12)
- Call of the first disciples (1:14-20)
- Miracles in Capernaum (1:21-34)
- Preaching and healing in Galilee (1:35-45)
- Ministry in Capernaum (2:1-22)
- Sabbath controversy (2:23;3:12)
- Later Galilean Ministry (3:13;6:29)
- Choosing the 12 apostles (3:13-19)
- Teachings in Capernaum (3:20-35)
- Parables of the kingdom (4:1-34)
- Calming the Sea of Galilee (4:35-41)
- Healing a demon-possessed man (5:1-20)
- More Galilean miracles (5:21-43)
- Unbelief in Jesus' hometown (6:1-6)
- Six apostolic teams preach and heal in Galilee (6:7-13)
- King Herod's reaction to Jesus' ministry (6:14-29)
- Jesus' Ministry in Judea and Perea (ch. 10)
VII. The Resurrection of Jesus (ch. 16)
Mark 10
1 Then Jesus left Capernaum and went down
to the region of Judea and into the area east of the Jordan River. Once again
crowds gathered around him, and as usual he was teaching them.
2 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap
him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?”
3 Jesus answered them with a question:
“What did Moses say in the law about divorce?”
4 “Well, he permitted it,” they replied.
“He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her
away.”
5 But Jesus responded, “He wrote this
commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.
6 But ‘God made them male and female’ from
the beginning of creation.
7 ‘This explains why a man leaves his
father and mother and is joined to his wife,
8 and the two are united into one.’ Since
they are no longer two but one,
9 let no one split apart what God has
joined together.”
10 Later, when he was alone with his
disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again.
11 He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife
and marries someone else commits adultery against her.
12 And if a woman divorces her husband and
marries someone else, she commits adultery.”
13 One day some parents brought their
children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded
the parents for bothering him.
14 When Jesus saw what was happening, he
was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me.
Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these
children.
15 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t
receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
16 Then he took the children in his arms
and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.
17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to
Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher,
what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked.
“Only God is truly good.
19 But to answer your question, you know
the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must
not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your
father and mother.’ ”
20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed
all these commandments since I was young.”
21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine
love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and
sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 At this the man’s face fell, and he went
away sad, for he had many possessions.
23 Jesus looked around and said to his
disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!”
24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again,
“Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God.
25 In fact, it is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of
God!”
26 The disciples were astounded. “Then who
in the world can be saved?” they asked.
27 Jesus looked at them intently and said,
“Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible
with God.”
28 Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve
given up everything to follow you,” he said.
29 “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you
that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father
or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,
30 will receive now in return a hundred
times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along
with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.
31 But many who are the greatest now will
be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the
greatest then. ”
32 They were now on the way up to
Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were filled with
awe, and the people following behind were overwhelmed with fear. Taking the
twelve disciples aside, Jesus once more began to describe everything that was
about to happen to him.
33 “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to
Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the
teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die and hand him over to
the Romans.
34 They will mock him, spit on him, flog
him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again.”
35 Then James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do
us a favor.”
36 “What is your request?” he asked.
37 They replied, “When you sit on your
glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your
right and the other on your left.”
38 But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know
what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I
am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I
must be baptized with?”
39 “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
Then Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized
with my baptism of suffering.
40 But I have no right to say who will sit
on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has
chosen.”
41 When the ten other disciples heard what
James and John had asked, they were indignant.
42 So Jesus called them together and said,
“You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and
officials flaunt their authority over those under them.
43 But among you it will be different.
Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,
44 and whoever wants to be first among you
must be the slave of everyone else.
45 For even the Son of Man came not to be
served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
46 Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus
and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named
Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road.
47 When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of
Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on
me!”
48 “Be quiet!” many of the people yelled at
him. But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 When Jesus heard him, he stopped and
said, “Tell him to come here.” So they called the blind man. “Cheer up,” they
said. “Come on, he’s calling you!”
50 Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped
up, and came to Jesus.
51 “What do you want me to do for you?”
Jesus asked. “My Rabbi, ” the blind man said, “I want to see!”
52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your
faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down
the road.
