Marek 10

1 Vstal a odišiel odtiaľ do judejského kraja za Jordánom. Opäť sa k nemu zišli zástupy a on ich zasa ako zvyčajne učil.2 I pristúpili farizeji a pokúšali ho. Pýtali sa ho, či smie muž prepustiť manželku.3 On im odpovedal: „Čo vám prikázal Mojžiš?“4 Oni vraveli: „Mojžiš dovolil napísať priepustný list a prepustiť.“5 Ježiš im povedal: „Pre tvrdosť vášho srdca vám napísal toto prikázanie.6 Ale Boh ich stvoril od počiatku stvorenia ako muža a ženu.7 Preto muž opustí svojho otca i matku a pripúta sa k svojej manželke8 a budú dvaja v jednom tele. A tak už nie sú dvaja, ale jedno telo.9 Čo teda Boh spojil, nech človek nerozlučuje!“10 Doma sa ho učeníci znova na to pýtali.11 On im povedal: „Každý, kto prepustí svoju manželku a vezme si inú, dopúšťa sa voči nej cudzoložstva.12 A ak ona prepustí svojho muža a vydá sa za iného, cudzoloží.“13 Tu mu prinášali deti, aby sa ich dotkol. Ale učeníci ich okrikovali.14 Keď to Ježiš videl, namrzený im povedal: „Nechajte deti prichádzať ku mne! Nebráňte im, lebo takým patrí Božie kráľovstvo.15 Veru, hovorím vám: Kto neprijme Božie kráľovstvo ako dieťa, nevojde doň.“16 Potom ich objímal, kládol na ne ruky a požehnával ich.17 Keď sa vydával na cestu, ktosi k nemu pribehol, kľakol si pred ním a pýtal sa ho: „Učiteľ dobrý, čo mám robiť, aby som obsiahol večný život?“18 Ježiš mu povedal: „Prečo ma nazývaš dobrým? Nik nie je dobrý jedine Boh.19 Poznáš prikázania: Nezabiješ! Nescudzoložíš! Nepokradneš! Nebudeš krivo svedčiť! Nebudeš podvádzať! Cti svojho otca i matku!“20 Ale on mu povedal: „Učiteľ, toto všetko som zachovával od svojej mladosti.“21 Ježiš naňho pozrel s láskou a povedal mu: „Jedno ti ešte chýba. Choď, predaj všetko, čo máš, rozdaj chudobným a budeš mať poklad v nebi. Potom príď a nasleduj ma!“22 On pri tomto slove zosmutnel a odišiel zarmútený, lebo mal veľký majetok.23 Ježiš sa rozhliadol a povedal svojim učeníkom: „Ako ťažko vojdú do Božieho kráľovstva tí, čo majú majetky!“24 Učeníci sa nad jeho slovami zarazili. Ale Ježiš im ešte raz povedal: „Deti moje, ako ťažko sa vchádza do Božieho kráľovstva!25 Ľahšie je ťave prejsť cez ucho ihly, ako boháčovi vojsť do Božieho kráľovstva.“26 Oni sa ešte viac čudovali a hovorili si: „Kto potom môže byť spasený?“27 Ježiš sa na nich zahľadel a povedal: „Ľuďom je to nemožné, ale Bohu nie. Lebo Bohu je všetko možné.“28 Tu sa ozval Peter: „Pozri, my sme opustili všetko a išli sme za tebou.“29 Ježiš povedal: „Veru, hovorím vám: Niet nikoho, kto by pre mňa a pre evanjelium opustil dom alebo bratov a sestry, alebo matku a otca, alebo deti, alebo polia,30 aby nedostal stonásobne viac; teraz, v tomto čase, domy, bratov, sestry, matky, deti i polia, hoci s prenasledovaním, a v budúcom veku večný život.31 A mnohí prví budú poslednými a poslední prvými.“32 Boli na ceste a vystupovali do Jeruzalema. Ježiš išiel pred nimi a oni tŕpli a so strachom išli za ním. Opäť vzal k sebe Dvanástich a začal im hovoriť, čo ho očakáva:33 „Hľa, vystupujeme do Jeruzalema a Syn človeka bude vydaný veľkňazom a zákonníkom. Odsúdia ho na smrť a vydajú pohanom,34 vysmejú ho, opľujú, zbičujú a zabijú, ale on po troch dňoch vstane z mŕtvych.“35 Tu k nemu pristúpili Zebedejovi synovia Jakub a Ján a hovorili mu: „Učiteľ, chceme, aby si nám splnil, o čo ťa poprosíme.“36 On sa ich opýtal: „Čo chcete, aby som vám urobil?“37 Oni mu povedali: „Daj, aby sme sedeli v tvojej sláve jeden po tvojej pravici a druhý po ľavici.“38 Na to im Ježiš povedal: „Neviete, čo žiadate. Môžete piť kalich, ktorý ja pijem? Alebo môžete byť pokrstení krstom, ktorým som ja krstený?“39 Oni mu vraveli: „Môžeme.“ Ježiš im povedal: „Kalich, ktorý pijem ja, budete piť, aj krstom, ktorým som krstený ja, budete pokrstení.40 Ale dať niekomu sedieť po mojej pravici alebo ľavici nepatrí mne. To dostanú tí, ktorým je to pripravené.“41 Keď to počuli ostatní desiati, začali sa mrzieť na Jakuba a Jána.42 Ježiš si ich zavolal a povedal im: „Viete, že tí, ktorých pokladajú za vládcov národov, panujú nad nimi a ich veľmoži majú nad nimi moc.43 Medzi vami to tak nebude. Ale kto sa bude chcieť stať medzi vami veľkým, bude vaším služobníkom.44 A kto bude chcieť byť medzi vami prvý, bude sluhom všetkých.45 Lebo ani Syn človeka neprišiel, aby sa dal obsluhovať, ale aby slúžil a položil svoj život ako výkupné za mnohých.“46 Prišli do Jericha. A keď so svojimi učeníkmi a s veľkým zástupom z Jericha odchádzal, pri ceste sedel slepý Bartimej, Timejov syn, a žobral.47 Keď počul, že je to Ježiš Nazaretský, začal kričať: „Ježišu, syn Dávidov, zmiluj sa nado mnou!“48 Mnohí ho okríkali, aby mlčal; ale on ešte väčšmi kričal: „Syn Dávidov, zmiluj sa nado mnou!“49 Ježiš zastal a povedal: „Zavolajte ho!“ Zavolali slepca a vraveli mu: „Neboj sa! Vstaň, volá ťa!“50 On odhodil plášť, vyskočil a šiel k Ježišovi.51 Ježiš mu povedal: „Čo chceš, aby som ti urobil?“ Slepec mu odpovedal: „Rabboni, aby som videl!“52 A Ježiš mu povedal: „Choď, tvoja viera ťa uzdravila!“ A hneď videl a šiel za ním po ceste.

MARK 10

Teaching about Divorce

(Matthew 19.1-12; Luke 16.18)

1 After Jesus left, he went to Judea and then on to the other side of the Jordan River. Once again large crowds came to him, and as usual, he taught them.
2 Some Pharisees wanted to test Jesus. So they came up to him and asked if it was right for a man to divorce his wife.

3 Jesus asked them, “What does the Law of Moses say about this?”

4  t They answered, “Moses allows a man to write out divorce papers and send his wife away.”
5 Jesus replied, “Moses gave you this law because you are so heartless. 6 t But in the beginning God made a man and a woman. 7 t That's why a man leaves his father and mother and gets married. 8 He becomes like one person with his wife. Then they are no longer two people, but one.

9 And no one should separate a couple that God has joined together.”
10 When Jesus and his disciples were back in the house, they asked him about what he had said. 11 t He told them, “A man who divorces his wife and marries someone else is unfaithful to his wife.

12 A woman who divorces her husbandt and marries again is also unfaithful.”

Jesus Blesses Little Children

(Matthew 19.13-15; Luke 18.15-17)

13 Some people brought their children to Jesus so he could bless them by placing his hands on them. But his disciples told the people to stop bothering him.
14 When Jesus saw this, he became angry and said, “Let the children come to me! Don't try to stop them. People who are like these little children belong to the kingdom of God.t 15 t I promise you that you cannot get into God's kingdom, unless you accept it the way a child does.”

16 Then Jesus took the children in his arms and blessed them by placing his hands on them.

A Rich Man

(Matthew 19.16-30; Luke 18.18-30)

17 As Jesus was walking down a road, a man ran up to him. He knelt down, and asked, “Good teacher, what can I do to have eternal life?”
18 Jesus replied, “Why do you call me good? Only God is good.

19 t You know the commandments. ‘Do not murder. Be faithful in marriage. Do not steal. Do not tell lies about others. Do not cheat. Respect your father and mother.’ ”

20 The man answered, “Teacher, I have obeyed all these commandments since I was a young man.”

21 Jesus looked closely at the man. He liked him and said, “There's one thing you still need to do. Go sell everything you own. Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come with me.”

22 When the man heard Jesus say this, he went away gloomy and sad because he was very rich.
23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “It's hard for rich people to get into God's kingdom!” 24 The disciples were shocked to hear this. So Jesus told them again, “It's terribly hardt to get into God's kingdom!

25 In fact, it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into God's kingdom.”

26 Jesus' disciples were even more amazed. They asked each other, “How can anyone ever be saved?”

27 Jesus looked at them and said, “There are some things that people cannot do, but God can do anything.”

28 Peter replied, “Remember, we left everything to be your followers!”

29 Jesus told him:
You can be sure that anyone who gives up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for me and for the good news 30 will be rewarded. In this world they will be given 100 times as many houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and pieces of land, though they will also be mistreated. And in the world to come, they will have eternal life.

31 t But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.

Jesus Again //Tells about His Death

(Matthew 20.17-19; Luke 18.31-34)

32 The disciples were confused as Jesus led them toward Jerusalem, and his other followers were afraid. Once again, Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and told them what was going to happen to him. He said:
33 We are now on our way to Jerusalem where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses. They will sentence him to death and hand him over to foreigners, t

34 who will make fun of him and spit on him. They will beat him and kill him. But three days later he will rise to life.

The Request of James //and John

(Matthew 20.20-28)

35 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, will you do us a favor?”
36 Jesus asked them what they wanted,

37 and they answered, “When you come into your glory, please let one of us sit at your right side and the other at your left.”t

38  t Jesus told them, “You don't really know what you're asking! Are you able to drink from the cupt that I must soon drink from or be baptized as I must be baptized?”t

39 “Yes, we are!” James and John answered.
Then Jesus replied, “You certainly will drink from the cup from which I must drink. And you will be baptized just as I must!

40 But it isn't for me to say who will sit at my right side and at my left. This is for God to decide.”
41 When the ten other disciples heard this, they were angry with James and John.

42 t But Jesus called the disciples together and said:
You know that those foreigners who call themselves kings like to order their people around. And their great leaders have full power over the people they rule. 43 t But don't act like them. If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others. 44 And if you want to be first, you must be everyone's slave.

45 t The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescuet many people.

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

(Matthew 20.29-34; Luke 18.35-43)

48 Many people told the man to stop, but he shouted even louder, “Son of David, have pity on me!”

49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him over!”
They called out to the blind man and said, “Don't be afraid! Come on! He is calling for you.”

50 The man threw off his coat as he jumped up and ran to Jesus.

51 Jesus asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man answered, “Master, t I want to see!”

52 Jesus told him, “You may go. Your eyes are healed because of your faith.”
At once the man could see, and he went down the road with Jesus.