Mark 10:23-52 ▼

23 And Jesus having looked around, says to His disciples, “How hardly will they who have riches enter into the Kingdom of God!”

24 And the disciples were astonished at His words, and Jesus again answering says to them, “Children, how hard it is to those trusting on riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

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

26 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying to themselves, “And who is able to be saved?”

27 And Jesus, having looked on them, says, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”

28 And Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we left all, and we followed You.”

29 And Jesus answering said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for My sake, and for the good news’,

30 who may not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and fields, with persecutions, and in the age that is coming, continuous life;

31 and many first will be last, and the last first.”

32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them, and they were amazed, and following they were afraid. And having again taken the Twelve, He began to tell them the things about to happen to Him:

33 “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests, and to the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and will deliver Him to the nations,

34 and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him, and the third day He will rise again.”

35 And there come near to Him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, “Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, You may do for us”;

36 and He said to them, “What do you wish Me to do for you?”

37 And they said to Him, “Grant to us that, one on Your right hand and one on Your left, we may sit in Your glory”;

38 and Jesus said to them, “You have not known what you ask; are you able to drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the immersion that I am immersed with—to be immersed?”

39 And they said to Him, “We are able”; and Jesus said to them, “Of the cup indeed that I drink of, you will drink, and with the immersion that I am immersed with, you will be immersed;

40 but to sit on My right and on My left is not Mine to give, but—to those for whom it has been prepared.”

41 And the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John,

42 but Jesus having called them near, says to them, “You have known that they who are considered to rule the nations exercise lordship over them, and their great ones exercise authority on them;

43 but not so will it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he will be your minister,

44 and whoever of you may will to become first, he will be servant of all;

45 for even the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”

46 And they come to Jericho, and as He is going forth from Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, a son of Timaeus—Bartimaeus the blind—was sitting beside the way begging,

47 and having heard that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and to say, “The Son of David—Jesus! Deal kindly with me”;

48 and many were rebuking him that he might keep silent, but the more abundantly he cried out, “Son of David, deal kindly with me.”

49 And Jesus having stood, He commanded him to be called, and they call the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, rise, He calls you”;

50 and he, having cast away his garment, having risen, came to Jesus.

51 And answering, Jesus says to him, “What do you will I may do to you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may see again”;

52 and Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you”: and immediately he saw again, and was following Jesus in the way.