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Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.</div><div class="p">2Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, &#8220;Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?&#8221;</div><div class="p">3 &#8220;What did Moses command you?&#8221; he replied.</div><div class="p">4They said, &#8220;Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.&#8221;</div><div class="p">5 &#8220;It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,&#8221; Jesus replied. 6&#8220;But at the beginning of creation God &#8216;made them male and female.&#8217;#10:6 Gen. 1:27 7&#8216;For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,#10:7 Some early manuscripts do not have and be united to his wife. 8and the two will become one flesh.&#8217;#10:8 Gen. 2:24 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.&#8221;</div><div class="p">10When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. 11He answered, &#8220;Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. 12And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">The Little Children and Jesus</div><div class="p">13People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, &#8220;Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.&#8221; 16And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.</div><div class="s1">The Rich and the Kingdom of God</div><div class="p">17As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. &#8220;Good teacher,&#8221; he asked, &#8220;what must I do to inherit eternal life?&#8221;</div><div class="p">18 &#8220;Why do you call me good?&#8221; Jesus answered. &#8220;No one is good&#8212;except God alone. 19You know the commandments: &#8216;You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.&#8217;#10:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20&#8221;</div><div class="p">20&#8220;Teacher,&#8221; he declared, &#8220;all these I have kept since I was a boy.&#8221;</div><div class="p">21Jesus looked at him and loved him. &#8220;One thing you lack,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.&#8221;</div><div class="p">22At this the man&#8217;s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.</div><div class="p">23Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, &#8220;How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!&#8221;</div><div class="p">24The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, &#8220;Children, how hard it is#10:24 Some manuscripts is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.&#8221;</div><div class="p">26The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, &#8220;Who then can be saved?&#8221;</div><div class="p">27Jesus looked at them and said, &#8220;With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.&#8221;</div><div class="p">28Then Peter spoke up, &#8220;We have left everything to follow you!&#8221;</div><div class="p">29 &#8220;Truly I tell you,&#8221; Jesus replied, &#8220;no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields&#8212;along with persecutions&#8212;and in the age to come eternal life. 31But many who are first will be last, and the last first.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time</div><div class="p">32They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. 33&#8220;We are going up to Jerusalem,&#8221; he said, &#8220;and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, 34who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">The Request of James and John</div><div class="p">35Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. &#8220;Teacher,&#8221; they said, &#8220;we want you to do for us whatever we ask.&#8221;</div><div class="p">36 &#8220;What do you want me to do for you?&#8221; he asked.</div><div class="p">37They replied, &#8220;Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.&#8221;</div><div class="p">38 &#8220;You don&#8217;t know what you are asking,&#8221; Jesus said. &#8220;Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?&#8221;</div><div class="p">39&#8220;We can,&#8221; they answered.</div><div class="p">Jesus said to them, &#8220;You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, 40but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.&#8221;</div><div class="p">41When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. 42Jesus called them together and said, &#8220;You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight</div><div class="p">46Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means &#8220;son of Timaeus&#8221;), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, &#8220;Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!&#8221;</div><div class="p">48Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, &#8220;Son of David, have mercy on me!&#8221;</div><div class="p">49Jesus stopped and said, &#8220;Call him.&#8221;</div><div class="p">So they called to the blind man, &#8220;Cheer up! On your feet! He&#8217;s calling you.&#8221; 50Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.</div><div class="p">51 &#8220;What do you want me to do for you?&#8221; Jesus asked him.</div><div class="p">The blind man said, &#8220;Rabbi, I want to see.&#8221;</div><div class="p">52 &#8220;Go,&#8221; said Jesus, &#8220;your faith has healed you.&#8221; Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.</div>
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 <div class="label">19</div><div class="cl">Psalm 19#In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.</div><div class="d">For the director of music. A psalm of David.</div><div class="q1">1The heavens declare the glory of God;</div><div class="q2">the skies proclaim the work of his hands.</div><div class="q1">2Day after day they pour forth speech;</div><div class="q2">night after night they reveal knowledge.</div><div class="q1">3They have no speech, they use no words;</div><div class="q2">no sound is heard from them.</div><div class="q1">4Yet their voice#19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac; Hebrew measuring line goes out into all the earth,</div><div class="q2">their words to the ends of the world.</div><div class="q1">In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.</div><div class="q2">5It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,</div><div class="q2">like a champion rejoicing to run his course.</div><div class="q1">6It rises at one end of the heavens</div><div class="q2">and makes its circuit to the other;</div><div class="q2">nothing is deprived of its warmth.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1">7The law of the Lord is perfect,</div><div class="q2">refreshing the soul.</div><div class="q1">The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,</div><div class="q2">making wise the simple.</div><div class="q1">8The precepts of the Lord are right,</div><div class="q2">giving joy to the heart.</div><div class="q1">The commands of the Lord are radiant,</div><div class="q2">giving light to the eyes.</div><div class="q1">9The fear of the Lord is pure,</div><div class="q2">enduring forever.</div><div class="q1">The decrees of the Lord are firm,</div><div class="q2">and all of them are righteous.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1">10They are more precious than gold,</div><div class="q2">than much pure gold;</div><div class="q1">they are sweeter than honey,</div><div class="q2">than honey from the honeycomb.</div><div class="q1">11By them your servant is warned;</div><div class="q2">in keeping them there is great reward.</div><div class="q1">12But who can discern their own errors?</div><div class="q2">Forgive my hidden faults.</div><div class="q1">13Keep your servant also from willful sins;</div><div class="q2">may they not rule over me.</div><div class="q1">Then I will be blameless,</div><div class="q2">innocent of great transgression.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1">14May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart</div><div class="q2">be pleasing in your sight,</div><div class="q2">Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.</div>
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