Mark 10:1-22 ▼

1 And he arose from thence, and went into the coastes of Iudea by the farre side of Iordan, and the people resorted vnto him againe, and as he was wont, he taught them againe.

2 Then the Pharises came and asked him, if it were lawfull for a man to put away his wife, and tempted him.

3 And he answered, and sayde vnto them, What did Moses commaund you?

4 And they sayd, Moses suffered to write a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away.

5 Then Iesus answered, & sayd vnto them, For the hardnes of your heart he wrote this precept vnto you.

6 But at the beginning of the creation God made them male and female:

7 For this cause shall man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue vnto his wife.

8 And they twaine shalbe one flesh: so that they are no more twaine, but one flesh.

9 Therefore, what God hath coupled together, let not man separate.

10 And in the house his disciples asked him againe of that matter.

11 And he sayd vnto them, Whosoeuer shal put away his wife and marrie another, committeth adulterie against her.

12 And if a woman put away her husband, & be married to another, she committeth adulterie.

13 Then they brought litle children to him, that he should touch them, and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

14 But when Iesus sawe it, he was displeased, and said to them, Suffer the litle children to come vnto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.

15 Verely I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall not receiue the kingdome of God as a litle childe, he shall not enter therein.

16 And he tooke them vp in his armes, and put his hands vpon them, and blessed them.

17 And when hee was gone out on the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I doe, that I may possesse eternall life?

18 Iesus sayde to him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, euen God.

19 Thou knowest the comandements, Thou shalt not commit adulterie. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steale. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse. Thou shalt hurt no man. Honour thy father and mother.

20 Then he answered, and said to him, Master, all these things I haue obserued from my youth.

21 And Iesus looked vpon him, & loued him, and sayde vnto him, One thing is lacking vnto thee. Go and sell all that thou hast, and giue to the poore, & thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come, followe me, and take vp the crosse.

22 But hee was sad at that saying, and went away sorowfull: for he had great possessions.