1 Then He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And multitudes came together to Him again, and as He was accustomed, He taught them again.2 And the Pharisees came and asked Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? testing Him.3 And He answered and said to them, What did Moses command you?4 They said, Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to put her away.5 And Jesus answered and said to them, Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.6 But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife,8 and the two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.9 Therefore what God has yoked together, let not man separate.10 In the house His disciples also asked Him again about the same matter.11 So He said to them, Whoever shall put away his wife and marry another commits adultery against her.12 And if a woman shall put away her husband and be married to another, she commits adultery.13 And they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.14 But when Jesus saw it, He was indignant and said to them, Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.15 Truly, I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.16 And He took them up in His arms, put His hands on them, and blessed them.17 And as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?18 So Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One, God.19 You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and your mother.20 And he answered and said to Him, Teacher, all these things I have observed from my youth.21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.22 But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions.23 And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God.24 And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, Children, how hard it is for those who trust in 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 into the kingdom of God.26 And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, Who then is able to be saved?27 But Jesus looked at them and said, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.28 Then Peter began to say to Him, Behold, we have left everything and followed You.29 So Jesus answered and said, Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, on account of Me and the gospel,30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time; houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.32 Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that were about to happen to Him:33 Behold, we are going 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 deliver Him to the Gentiles;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 Then Jacob and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.36 And He said to them, What do you want Me to do for you?37 They said to Him, Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.38 But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with?39 They said to Him, We are able. So Jesus said to them, You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the immersion I am immersed with you will be immersed;40 but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant with Jacob and John.42 But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, You know that those who seem to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.43 But it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.44 And whoever of you desires to become first shall be slave of all.45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, 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 multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging.47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!48 And many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me!49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called. Then they called the blind man, saying to him, Be of good courage. Arise, He is calling you.50 And throwing aside his garment, he arose and came to Jesus.51 And Jesus answered and said to him, What do you want Me to do for you? And the blind man said to Him, My Master, that I may see again.52 And Jesus said to him, Go your way; your faith has made you well. And immediately he saw again and followed Jesus on the road.

1 And Jhesus roos vp fro thennus, and cam in to the coostis of Judee ouer Jordan; and eftsoones the puple cam togidere to hym, and as he was wont, eftsoone he tauyte hem.2 And the Farisees camen, and axiden hym, Whether it be leueful to a man to leeue his wijf? and thei temptiden hym.3 And he answeride, and seide to hem, What comaundide Moises to you?4 And thei seiden, Moises suffride to write a libel of forsaking, and to forsake.5 `To whiche Jhesus answeride, and seide, For the hardnesse of youre herte Moises wroot to you this comaundement.6 But fro the bigynnyng of creature God made hem male and female;7 and seide, For this thing a man schal leeue his fadir and modir,8 and schal drawe to hys wijf, and thei schulen be tweyne in o flesch. And so now thei ben not tweyne, but o flesch.9 Therfor that thing that God ioynede togidere, no man departe.10 And eftsoone in the hous hise disciplis axiden hym of the same thing.11 And he seide to hem, Who euer leeuith his wijf, and weddith another, he doith auowtri on hir.12 And if the wijf leeue hir housebonde, and be weddid to another man, sche doith letcherie.13 And thei brouyten to hym litle children, that he schulde touche hem; and the disciplis threteneden the men, that brouyten hem.14 And whanne Jhesus hadde seyn hem, he baar heuy, and seide to hem, Suffre ye litle children to come to me, and forbede ye hem not, for of suche is the kyngdom of God.15 Treuli Y seie to you, who euer resseyueth not the kyngdom of God as a litil child, he schal not entre in to it.16 And he biclippide hem, and leide hise hondis on hem, and blisside hem.17 And whanne Jhesus was gon out in the weie, a man ranne bifore, and knelide bifor hym, and preiede hym, and seide, Good maister, what schal Y do, that Y resseyue euerlastynge lijf?18 And Jhesus seide to hym, What seist thou, that Y am good? Ther is no man good, but God hym silf.19 Thou knowist the comaundementis, do thou noon auowtrie, `sle not, stele not, seie not fals witnessyng, do no fraude, worschipe thi fadir and thi modir.20 And he answeride, and seide to hym, Maister, Y haue kept alle these thingis fro my yongthe.21 And Jhesus bihelde hym, and louede hym, and seide to hym, O thing faileth to thee; go thou, and sille alle thingis that thou hast, and yyue to pore men, and thou schalt haue tresoure in heuene; and come, sue thou me.22 And he was ful sori in the word, and wente awei mornyng, for he hadde many possessiouns.23 And Jhesus bihelde aboute, and seide to hise disciplis, Hou hard thei that han ritchessis schulen entre in to the kyngdom of God.24 And the disciplis weren astonyed in hise wordis. And Jhesus eftsoone answeride, and seide `to hem, Ye litle children, hou hard it is for men that tristen in ritchessis to entre in to the kyngdom of God.25 It is liyter a camele to passe thorou a nedlis iye, than a riche man to entre in to the kyngdom of God.26 And thei wondriden more, and seiden among hem silf, And who may be sauyd?27 And Jhesus bihelde hem, and seide, Anentis men it is impossible, but not anentis God; for alle thingis ben possible anentis God.28 And Petir bigan to seie to hym, Lo! we han left alle thingis, and han sued thee.29 Jhesus answeride, and seide, Treuli Y seie to you, ther is no man that leeueth hous, or britheren, or sistris, or fadir, or modir, or children, or feeldis for me and for the gospel,30 which schal not take an hundrid fold so myche now in this tyme, housis, and britheren, and sistris, and modris, and children, and feeldis, with persecuciouns, and in the world to comynge euerlastynge lijf.31 But many schulen be, the firste the last, and the last the firste.32 And thei weren in the weie goynge vp to Jerusalem; and Jhesus wente bifor hem, and thei wondriden, and foleweden, and dredden. And eftsoone Jhesus took the twelue, and bigan to seie to hem, what thingis weren to come to hym.33 For lo! we stien to Jerusalem, and mannus sone schal be bitraied to the princis of prestis, and to scribis, and to the eldre men; and thei schulen dampne hym bi deth, and thei schulen take hym to hethene men. And thei schulen scorne hym,34 and bispete hym, and bete him; and thei schulen sle hym, and in the thridde dai he schal rise ayen.35 And James and Joon, Zebedees sones, camen to hym, and seiden, Maister, we wolen, that what euer we axen, thou do to vs.36 And he seide to hem, What wolen ye that Y do to you?37 And thei seiden, Graunte to vs, that we sitten `the toon at thi riythalf, and the tother at thi left half, in thi glorie.38 And Jhesus seide to hem, Ye witen not what ye axen; moun ye drynke the cuppe, which Y schal drynke, or be waischun with the baptym, in which Y am baptisid?39 And thei seiden to hym, We moun. And Jhesus seide to hem, Ye schulen drynke the cuppe that Y drynke, and ye schulen be waschun with the baptym, in which Y am baptisid;40 but to sitte at my riythalf or lefthalf is not myn to yyue to you, but to whiche it is maad redi.41 And the ten herden, and bigunnen to haue indignacioun of James and Joon.42 But Jhesus clepide hem, and seide to hem, Ye witen, that thei that semen to haue prynshode of folkis, ben lordis of hem, and the princes of hem han power of hem.43 But it is not so among you, but who euer wole be maad gretter, schal be youre mynyster;44 and who euer wole be the firste among you, schal be seruaunt of alle.45 For whi mannus sone cam not, that it schulde be mynystrid to hym, but that he schulde mynystre, and yyue his lijf ayenbiyng for manye.46 And thei camen to Jerico; and whanne he yede forth fro Jerico, and hise disciplis, and a ful myche puple, Barthymeus, a blynde man, the sone of Thimei, sat bisidis the weie, and beggide.47 And whanne he herde, that it is Jhesus of Nazareth, he bigan to crie, and seie, Jhesu, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on me.48 And manye thretneden hym, that he schulde be stille; and he criede myche the more, Jhesu, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on me.49 And Jhesus stood, and comaundide hym to be clepid; and thei clepen the blynde man, and seien to hym, Be thou of betere herte, rise vp, he clepith thee.50 And he castide awei his cloth, and skippide, and cam to hym.51 And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, What wolt thou, that Y schal do to thee? The blynde man seide to hym, Maister, that Y se.52 Jhesus seide to hym, Go thou, thi feith hath maad thee saaf. And anoon he saye, and suede hym in the weie.