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Mark 10

And he got up from there and came into the region of Judaea, beyond the Jordan. And crowds came to him again, and as he usually did, he taught them again. And the Pharisees came and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? They were testing him. And he answered them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses allowed a

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Marriage

And he got up from there and came into the region of Judaea, beyond the Jordan. And crowds came to him again, and as he usually did, he taught them again. And the Pharisees came and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? They were testing him. And he answered them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away. And Jesus answered them, He wrote you that rule because your hearts were hard. But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. So what God has joined together, let no man separate. And in the house his disciples asked him about it again. And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

And he got up from there and comes into the borders of Judea by the far side of the Jordan. And the people come to him again. And the way he always did, he taught them again. And the Pharisees came to him and asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? — testing him. And he answered them: What did Moses order you? And they said: Moses let a man write a bill of divorce and put her away. And Jesus answered them: He wrote you this rule because of the hardness of your heart. But from the start of the creation God made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and hold to his wife. And the two of them will be one flesh. So then they aren't two any more, but one flesh. So what God has joined together, don't let man put apart. And in the house his disciples asked him again about the same thing. And he said to them: Whoever puts away his wife and marries another breaks his marriage against her. And if a woman puts away her husband and is married to another, she breaks her marriage.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

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And he got up from there and came into the region of Judaea, beyond the Jordan. And crowds came to him again, and as he usually did, he taught them again.

Plain English

And he got up from there and comes into the borders of Judea by the far side of the Jordan. And the people come to him again. And the way he always did, he taught them again.

King James Version, 1611

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

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And the Pharisees came and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? They were testing him.

Plain English

And the Pharisees came to him and asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? — testing him.

King James Version, 1611

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

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And he answered them, What did Moses command you?

Plain English

And he answered them: What did Moses order you?

King James Version, 1611

And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

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And they said, Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.

Plain English

And they said: Moses let a man write a bill of divorce and put her away.

King James Version, 1611

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

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And Jesus answered them, He wrote you that rule because your hearts were hard.

Plain English

And Jesus answered them: He wrote you this rule because of the hardness of your heart.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

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But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female.

Plain English

But from the start of the creation God made them male and female.

King James Version, 1611

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

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For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

Plain English

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and hold to his wife.

King James Version, 1611

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

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and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

Plain English

And the two of them will be one flesh. So then they aren't two any more, but one flesh.

King James Version, 1611

And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

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So what God has joined together, let no man separate.

Plain English

So what God has joined together, don't let man put apart.

King James Version, 1611

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

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And in the house his disciples asked him about it again.

Plain English

And in the house his disciples asked him again about the same thing.

King James Version, 1611

And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

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And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

Plain English

And he said to them: Whoever puts away his wife and marries another breaks his marriage against her.

King James Version, 1611

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

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And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

Plain English

And if a woman puts away her husband and is married to another, she breaks her marriage.

King James Version, 1611

And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

The little children

And they brought young children to him, so he could touch them. And the disciples told them off. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and don't stop them. Because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God like a little child won't enter it at all. And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them and blessed them.

And they brought young children to him, so he could touch them. And his disciples told off the ones who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was very displeased and said to them: Let the little children come to me, and don't stop them. Because the kingdom of God is of ones like these. Truly I say to you, whoever won't take the kingdom of God like a little child won't go into it. And he took them up in his arms and put his hands on them and blessed them.

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

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And they brought young children to him, so he could touch them. And the disciples told them off.

Plain English

And they brought young children to him, so he could touch them. And his disciples told off the ones who brought them.

King James Version, 1611

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

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But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and don't stop them. Because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Plain English

But when Jesus saw it, he was very displeased and said to them: Let the little children come to me, and don't stop them. Because the kingdom of God is of ones like these.

King James Version, 1611

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

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I tell you the truth, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God like a little child won't enter it at all.

Plain English

Truly I say to you, whoever won't take the kingdom of God like a little child won't go into it.

King James Version, 1611

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

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And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them and blessed them.

Plain English

And he took them up in his arms and put his hands on them and blessed them.

King James Version, 1611

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

The rich man

And as he was setting out on the road, a man came running and knelt in front of him and asked him, Good Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? Nobody is good except one — God. You know the commandments: Don't commit adultery. Don't kill. Don't steal. Don't bear false witness. Don't defraud. Honour your father and mother. And he answered him, Master, I have kept all these since I was young. And Jesus, looking at him, loved him. And he said to him, One thing you lack. Go and sell everything you have and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, take up the cross and follow me. And he was dismayed at that word, and went away grieving, because he had great possessions. And Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God. 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. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. And they were astonished beyond measure, saying among themselves, Then who can be saved? And Jesus looked at them and said, With men it is impossible, but not with God. Because with God everything is possible. Then Peter began to say to him, Look, we have left everything and followed you. And Jesus answered, I tell you the truth, there is nobody who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my sake and the gospel's, who won't receive a hundred times as much now in this present time — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, along with persecutions — and in the age to come, eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

And when he'd gone out into the way, one came running and knelt to him and asked him: Good teacher, what'll I do so I can inherit everlasting life? And Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? There's nobody good except one, that's God. You know the orders: Don't break your marriage, don't kill, don't steal, don't give false witness, don't cheat, honour your father and mother. And he answered him: Teacher, I've kept all these from my youth. Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said to him: One thing you lack. Go your way, sell whatever you've got and give to the poor, and you'll have treasure in heaven. And come, take up the cross and follow me. And he was sad at that saying and went away grieved. Because he had plenty of possessions. And Jesus looked round about and said to his disciples: How hard it is for the ones who've got riches to go into the kingdom of God. And the disciples were shocked at his words. But Jesus answered again and said to them: Children, how hard it is for the ones who trust in riches to go into the kingdom of God. It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go into the kingdom of God. And they were shocked past measure and said among themselves: Who then can be saved? And Jesus looked at them and said: With men it's impossible, but not with God. Because with God everything is possible. Then Peter started to say to him: Look — we've left everything and have followed you. And Jesus answered: Truly I say to you, there's nobody who's left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for my sake and the good news, who won't get a hundred times as much now in this time — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with chasing — and in the world to come everlasting life. But plenty who are first will be last, and the last first.

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 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. And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

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And as he was setting out on the road, a man came running and knelt in front of him and asked him, Good Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?

Plain English

And when he'd gone out into the way, one came running and knelt to him and asked him: Good teacher, what'll I do so I can inherit everlasting life?

King James Version, 1611

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

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And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? Nobody is good except one — God.

Plain English

And Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? There's nobody good except one, that's God.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

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You know the commandments: Don't commit adultery. Don't kill. Don't steal. Don't bear false witness. Don't defraud. Honour your father and mother.

Plain English

You know the orders: Don't break your marriage, don't kill, don't steal, don't give false witness, don't cheat, honour your father and mother.

King James Version, 1611

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

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And he answered him, Master, I have kept all these since I was young.

Plain English

And he answered him: Teacher, I've kept all these from my youth.

King James Version, 1611

And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

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And Jesus, looking at him, loved him. And he said to him, One thing you lack. Go and sell everything you have and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, take up the cross and follow me.

Plain English

Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said to him: One thing you lack. Go your way, sell whatever you've got and give to the poor, and you'll have treasure in heaven. And come, take up the cross and follow me.

King James Version, 1611

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

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And he was dismayed at that word, and went away grieving, because he had great possessions.

Plain English

And he was sad at that saying and went away grieved. Because he had plenty of possessions.

King James Version, 1611

And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

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And Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God.

Plain English

And Jesus looked round about and said to his disciples: How hard it is for the ones who've got riches to go into the kingdom of God.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

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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.

Plain English

And the disciples were shocked at his words. But Jesus answered again and said to them: Children, how hard it is for the ones who trust in riches to go into the kingdom of God.

King James Version, 1611

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Plain English

It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go into the kingdom of God.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And they were astonished beyond measure, saying among themselves, Then who can be saved?

Plain English

And they were shocked past measure and said among themselves: Who then can be saved?

King James Version, 1611

And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

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And Jesus looked at them and said, With men it is impossible, but not with God. Because with God everything is possible.

Plain English

And Jesus looked at them and said: With men it's impossible, but not with God. Because with God everything is possible.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

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Then Peter began to say to him, Look, we have left everything and followed you.

Plain English

Then Peter started to say to him: Look — we've left everything and have followed you.

King James Version, 1611

Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.

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And Jesus answered, I tell you the truth, there is nobody who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my sake and the gospel's,

Plain English

And Jesus answered: Truly I say to you, there's nobody who's left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for my sake and the good news,

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,

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who won't receive a hundred times as much now in this present time — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, along with persecutions — and in the age to come, eternal life.

Plain English

who won't get a hundred times as much now in this time — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with chasing — and in the world to come everlasting life.

King James Version, 1611

But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

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But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

Plain English

But plenty who are first will be last, and the last first.

King James Version, 1611

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

James and John ask

And they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And he took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him. Look, he said, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles. And they will mock him and flog him and spit on him and kill him. And on the third day he will rise again. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, Master, we want you to do for us whatever we ask. And he said to them, What do you want me to do for you? And they said to him, Let us sit, one at your right hand and the other at your left, in your glory. But Jesus said to them, You don't know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I drink, or be baptised with the baptism I am baptised with? And they said to him, We can. And Jesus said to them, You will indeed drink the cup I drink, and be baptised with the baptism I am baptised with. But to sit at my right hand or at my left isn't mine to give. It is for those it has been prepared for. And when the ten heard it, they were very annoyed with James and John. But Jesus called them to him and said to them, You know that those who are counted as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great men throw their weight about. But it won't be like that among you. Whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you will be slave of all. Because even the Son of man didn't come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

And they were on the way going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus went in front of them. And they were shocked, and as they followed they were frightened. And he took the twelve again and started to tell them what would happen to him: Look — we go up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and to the scribes. And they'll condemn him to death and will hand him over to the nations. And they'll make fun of him and will whip him and will spit on him and will kill him. And the third day he'll rise again. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him: Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask. And he said to them: What do you want me to do for you? They said to him: Give us that we can sit, one on your right hand and the other on your left hand, in your glory. But Jesus said to them: You don't know what you ask. Can you drink of the cup I drink of, and be baptised with the baptism I'm baptised with? And they said to him: We can. And Jesus said to them: You'll definitely drink of the cup I drink of, and you'll be baptised with the baptism I'm baptised with. But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand isn't mine to give. But it'll be given to the ones it's got ready for. And when the ten heard it, they were very displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him and said to them: You know that the ones counted as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones use authority on them. But it won't be like that among you. But whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant. And whoever of you wants to be chief will be servant of all. Because even the Son of Man didn't come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for plenty.

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

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And they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And he took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

Plain English

And they were on the way going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus went in front of them. And they were shocked, and as they followed they were frightened. And he took the twelve again and started to tell them what would happen to him:

King James Version, 1611

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,

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Look, he said, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles.

Plain English

Look — we go up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and to the scribes. And they'll condemn him to death and will hand him over to the nations.

King James Version, 1611

Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:

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And they will mock him and flog him and spit on him and kill him. And on the third day he will rise again.

Plain English

And they'll make fun of him and will whip him and will spit on him and will kill him. And the third day he'll rise again.

King James Version, 1611

And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

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And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, Master, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.

Plain English

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him: Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.

King James Version, 1611

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

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And he said to them, What do you want me to do for you?

Plain English

And he said to them: What do you want me to do for you?

King James Version, 1611

And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

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And they said to him, Let us sit, one at your right hand and the other at your left, in your glory.

Plain English

They said to him: Give us that we can sit, one on your right hand and the other on your left hand, in your glory.

King James Version, 1611

They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

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But Jesus said to them, You don't know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I drink, or be baptised with the baptism I am baptised with?

Plain English

But Jesus said to them: You don't know what you ask. Can you drink of the cup I drink of, and be baptised with the baptism I'm baptised with?

King James Version, 1611

But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

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And they said to him, We can. And Jesus said to them, You will indeed drink the cup I drink, and be baptised with the baptism I am baptised with.

Plain English

And they said to him: We can. And Jesus said to them: You'll definitely drink of the cup I drink of, and you'll be baptised with the baptism I'm baptised with.

King James Version, 1611

And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

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But to sit at my right hand or at my left isn't mine to give. It is for those it has been prepared for.

Plain English

But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand isn't mine to give. But it'll be given to the ones it's got ready for.

King James Version, 1611

But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.

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And when the ten heard it, they were very annoyed with James and John.

Plain English

And when the ten heard it, they were very displeased with James and John.

King James Version, 1611

And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

42

But Jesus called them to him and said to them, You know that those who are counted as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great men throw their weight about.

Plain English

But Jesus called them to him and said to them: You know that the ones counted as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones use authority on them.

King James Version, 1611

But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.

43

But it won't be like that among you. Whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant,

Plain English

But it won't be like that among you. But whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant.

King James Version, 1611

But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

44

and whoever wants to be first among you will be slave of all.

Plain English

And whoever of you wants to be chief will be servant of all.

King James Version, 1611

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

45

Because even the Son of man didn't come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Plain English

Because even the Son of Man didn't come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for plenty.

King James Version, 1611

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Blind Bartimaeus

And they came to Jericho. And as he was going out of Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging. And when he heard it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. And many told him off and said he should be quiet. But he cried out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stopped and said, Call him. And they called the blind man, saying to him, Take heart. Get up. He is calling you. And he threw off his cloak and jumped up and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered him, What do you want me to do for you? And the blind man said to him, Lord, let me see again. And Jesus said to him, Go your way. Your faith has made you well. And straight away he could see, and he followed Jesus along the road.

And they came to Jericho. And as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and plenty of people, blind Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, sat by the highway begging. And when he heard it was Jesus of Nazareth, he started to cry out: Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me. And plenty told him off, so he'd hold his peace. But he cried out a great deal more: Son of David, have pity on me. And Jesus stood still and ordered him to be called. And they call the blind man: Cheer up, get up, he's calling you. And he threw off his coat and got up and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered him: What do you want me to do for you? The blind man said to him: Lord, that I can get my sight. And Jesus said to him: Go your way, your faith has made you whole. And straight away he got his sight and followed Jesus on the way.

And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

46

And they came to Jericho. And as he was going out of Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.

Plain English

And they came to Jericho. And as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and plenty of people, blind Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, sat by the highway begging.

King James Version, 1611

And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

47

And when he heard it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

Plain English

And when he heard it was Jesus of Nazareth, he started to cry out: Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me.

King James Version, 1611

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

48

And many told him off and said he should be quiet. But he cried out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

Plain English

And plenty told him off, so he'd hold his peace. But he cried out a great deal more: Son of David, have pity on me.

King James Version, 1611

And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

49

And Jesus stopped and said, Call him. And they called the blind man, saying to him, Take heart. Get up. He is calling you.

Plain English

And Jesus stood still and ordered him to be called. And they call the blind man: Cheer up, get up, he's calling you.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

50

And he threw off his cloak and jumped up and came to Jesus.

Plain English

And he threw off his coat and got up and came to Jesus.

King James Version, 1611

And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

51

And Jesus answered him, What do you want me to do for you? And the blind man said to him, Lord, let me see again.

Plain English

And Jesus answered him: What do you want me to do for you? The blind man said to him: Lord, that I can get my sight.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

52

And Jesus said to him, Go your way. Your faith has made you well. And straight away he could see, and he followed Jesus along the road.

Plain English

And Jesus said to him: Go your way, your faith has made you whole. And straight away he got his sight and followed Jesus on the way.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.