1 En Hy het opgestaan en daarvandaan deur die oorkant van die Jordaan na die gebied van Judiagegaan; en weer het 'n skare by Hom vergader; en soos Hy gewoond was, het Hy hulle weer geleer.

2 Toe kom die Fariseërs na Hom; en, om Hom te versoek, stel hulle Hom die vraag of dit 'n man geoorloof is om van sy vrou te skei?

3 Maar Hy antwoord en sê vir hulle: Wat het Moses julle beveel?

4 En hulle sê: Moses het toegelaat om 'n skeibrief te skrywe en van haar te skei.

5 En Jesus antwoord en sê vir hulle: Vanweë die hardheid van julle harte het hy vir julle hierdie gebod geskrywe,

6 maar van die begin van die skepping af het God hulle man en vrou gemaak.

7 Om hierdie rede sal die man sy vader en moeder verlaat en sy vrou aankleef,

8 en hulle twee sal een vlees word, sodat hulle nie meer twee is nie, maar een vlees.

9 Wat God dan saamgevoeg het, mag geen mens skei nie.

10 En in die huis het sy dissipels Hom weer oor dieselfde saak gevra.

11 En Hy sê vir hulle: Elkeen wat van sy vrou skei en 'n ander een trou, pleeg egbreuk teen haar;

12 en as 'n vrou van haar man skei en met 'n ander een trou, pleeg sy egbreuk.

13 En hulle het kindertjies na Hom gebring, dat Hy hulle kon aanraak; en die dissipels het die wat hulle gebring het, bestraf.

14 Maar toe Jesus dit sien, het Hy hulle dit baie kwalik geneem en vir hulle gesê: Laat die kindertjies na My toe kom en verhinder hulle nie, want aan sulkes behoort die koninkryk van God.

15 Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, elkeen wat die koninkryk van God nie soos 'n kindjie ontvang nie, sal daar nooit ingaan nie.

16 En Hy het sy arms om hulle geslaan, sy hande op hulle gelê en hulle geseën.

17 En toe Hy op die pad uitgaan, hardloop daar een na Hom toe en val voor Hom op die knieë en vra Hom: Goeie Meester, wat moet ek doen om die ewige lewe te beërwe?

18 En Jesus sê vir hom: Waarom noem jy My goed? Niemand is goed nie, behalwe Een, naamlik God.

19 Jy ken die gebooie: Jy mag nie egbreek nie, jy mag nie doodslaan nie, jy mag nie steel nie, jy mag geen valse getuienis gee nie, jy mag niemand te kort doen nie; eer jou vader en jou moeder.

20 Maar hy antwoord en sê vir Hom: Meester, al hierdie dinge het ek onderhou van my jeug af.

21 En Jesus het hom aangekyk en hom liefgekry en vir hom gesê: Een ding kom jy kort -- gaan verkoop alles wat jy het, en gee dit aan die armes, en jy sal 'n skat in die hemel hê; kom dan hier, neem die kruis op en volg My.

22 Maar hy het treurig geword oor die woord en bedroef weggegaan, want hy het baie besittings gehad.

23 Toe kyk Jesus rond en sê vir sy dissipels: Hoe beswaarlik sal hulle wat goed besit, in die koninkryk van God ingaan!

24 En die dissipels was verbaas oor sy woorde; maar Jesus antwoord weer en sê vir hulle: Kinders, hoe swaar is dit vir die wat op hulle goed vertrou, om in die koninkryk van God in te gaan!

25 Dit is makliker vir 'n kameel om deur die oog van 'n naald te gaan as vir 'n ryk man om in die koninkryk van God in te gaan.

26 En hulle was uitermate verslae en het vir mekaar gesê: Wie kan dan gered word?

27 Maar Jesus het hulle aangekyk en geantwoord: By mense is dit onmoontlik, maar nie by God nie; want by God is alle dinge moontlik.

28 Toe begin Petrus vir Hom te sê: Kyk, ons het alles verlaat en U gevolg.

29 En Jesus antwoord en sê: Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, daar is niemand wat huis of broers of susters of vader of moeder of vrou of kinders of grond ter wille van My en van die evangelie verlaat het nie,

30 of hy ontvang nou in hierdie tyd honderd maal soveel: huise en broers en susters en moeders en kinders en grond, saam met vervolginge, en in die eeu wat kom, die ewige lewe.

31 Maar baie wat eerste is, sal laaste wees, en die wat laaste is, eerste.

32 En hulle was op die pad terwyl hulle opgaan na Jerusalem, en Jesus het voor hulle uit gegaan, en hulle was verbaas; en terwyl hulle volg, het hulle gevrees. En Hy het weer die twaalf by Hom geneem en aan hulle begin vertel die dinge wat met Hom sou gebeur.

33 Kyk, sê Hy, ons gaan op na Jerusalem, en die Seun van die mens sal oorgelewer word aan die owerpriesters en die skrifgeleerdes, en hulle sal Hom tot die dood veroordeel en Hom oorlewer aan die heidene;

34 en hulle sal Hom bespot en Hom g,sel en op Hom spuug en Hom doodmaak; en op die derde dag sal Hy opstaan.

35 En Jakobus en Johannes, die seuns van Sebed,s, het na Hom gekom en gesê: Meester, ons wil hê dat U vir ons moet doen wat ons U ook al mag vra.

36 En Hy sê vir hulle: Wat wil julle hê moet Ek vir julle doen?

37 En hulle antwoord Hom: Gee aan ons dat ons mag sit in u heerlikheid, een aan u regter-- en een aan u linkerhand.

38 Maar Jesus sê vir hulle: Julle weet nie wat julle vra nie. Kan julle die beker drink wat Ek drink, en gedoop word met die doop waarmee Ek gedoop word?

39 En hulle antwoord Hom: Ons kan. Maar Jesus sê vir hulle: Dis waar, die beker wat Ek drink, sal julle drink, en met die doop waarmee Ek gedoop word, sal julle gedoop word;

40 maar om te sit aan my regter-- en aan my linkerhand, berus nie by My om te gee nie, maar dit is vir hulle vir wie dit berei is.

41 En toe die tien dit hoor, begin hulle verontwaardig te word oor Jakobus en Johannes.

42 Maar Jesus het hulle na Hom geroep en vir hulle gesê: Julle weet dat die wat gereken word as owerstes van die nasies, oor hulle heers, en dat hulle groot manne oor hulle gesag uitoefen;

43 maar so moet dit onder julle nie wees nie, maar elkeen wat onder julle groot wil word, moet julle dienaar wees.

44 En elkeen wat onder julle die eerste wil word, moet almal se dienskneg wees.

45 Want die Seun van die mens het ook nie gekom om gedien te word nie, maar om te dien en sy lewe te gee as 'n losprys vir baie.

46 En hulle het in J,rigo gekom. En toe Hy en sy dissipels en 'n aansienlike skare uit J,rigo uitgaan, sit die blinde man, Bartim,s, die seun van Tim,s, langs die pad en bedel.

47 En toe hy hoor dat dit Jesus die Nasar,ner was, begin hy om uit te roep en te sê: Seun van Dawid, Jesus, wees my barmhartig!

48 En baie het hom bestraf, dat hy moet stilbly; maar hy het al harder uitgeroep: Seun van Dawid, wees my barmhartig!

49 Toe gaan Jesus staan en sê dat hy geroep moes word; en hulle roep die blinde man en sê vir hom: Hou goeie moed, staan op! Hy roep jou.

50 En hy gooi sy oorkleed af, staan op en kom na Jesus toe.

51 En Jesus antwoord en sê vir hom: Wat wil jy hê moet Ek vir jou doen? En die blinde man sê vir Hom: Rabboni, dat ek mag sien.

52 En Jesus sê vir hom: Gaan, jou geloof het jou gered. En dadelik het hy gesien en Jesus op die pad gevolg.

1 And he got up, and went into the country of Judaea on the other side of Jordan: and great numbers of people came together to him again; and, as was his way, he gave them teaching.

2 And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?

3 And he said to them in answer, What did Moses say you were to do?

4 And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.

5 But Jesus said to them, Because of your hard hearts he gave you this law.

6 But from the first, male and female made he them.

7 For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

8 And the two will become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

9 Let not that which has been joined together by God be parted by man.

10 And in the house the disciples put questions to him again about this thing.

11 And he said to them, Whoever puts away his wife and takes another, is false to his wife;

12 And if she herself puts away her husband and takes another, she is false to her husband.

13 And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

14 And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

16 And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.

17 And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

18 And Jesus said to him, Why do you say I am good? no one is good but one, and that is God.

19 You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

20 And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

21 And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

22 But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.

23 And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

24 And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

25 It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God.

26 And they were greatly surprised, saying to him, Who then may have salvation?

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

28 Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you.

29 Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,

30 Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.

31 But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

32 And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,

33 Saying, See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will give an order for his death, and will give him up to the Gentiles:

34 And they will make sport of him, and put shame on him, and give him cruel blows, and will put him to death; and after three days he will come back from the dead.

35 And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?

36 And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

37 And they said to him, Let us be seated, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.

38 But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?

39 And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, You will take of the cup from which I take; and the baptism which I am about to undergo you will undergo:

40 But to be seated at my right hand or at my left is not for me to give: but it is for those for whom it has been made ready.

41 And hearing this, the ten became very angry with James and John.

42 And Jesus made them come to him, and said to them, You see that those who are made rulers over the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

43 But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:

44 And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.

45 For truly the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

46 And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.

47 And when it came to his ears that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he gave a cry, and said, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

48 And some of them, turning in protest, gave him an order to be quiet: but he went on crying out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

49 And Jesus came to a stop and said, Let him come. And crying out to the blind man, they said to him, Be comforted: come, he has sent for you.

50 And he, putting off his coat, got up quickly, and came to Jesus.

51 And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.

52 And Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your faith has made you well. And straight away he was able to see, and went after him in the way.