Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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III. The Journey to Jerusalem.
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1 On leaving that place, Jesus went into the district
of Judaea on the other side of the Jordan.
Crowds gathered about him again; and again, as
usual, he began teaching them. ⪆⪆
2 Presently some Pharisees
came up and, to test him, asked:
“Has a husband the right to divorce his wife?”
3 “What direction did Moses give you?” replied Jesus.
4 “Moses,” they said, “permitted a man to ‘draw up in writing
a notice of separation and divorce his wife.’” note
5 “It was owing to the hardness of your hearts,” said Jesus,
“that Moses gave you this direction;
6 but, at the beginning of
the Creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ note
7
8 ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother,
and the man and his wife shall become one;’ note
9 so that they are no longer two, but one. What God himself,
then, has yoked together man must not separate.”
10 When they were indoors, the disciples asked him again about
this, and he said:
11
“Any one who divorces his wife and marries another woman
is guilty of adultery against his wife;
12 and, if the woman
divorces her husband and marries another man, she is guilty
of adultery.”
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13 Some of the people were bringing little children
to Jesus, for him to touch them; but the disciples
found fault with those who had brought them.
14 When, however, Jesus saw this, he was indignant.
“Let the little children come to me,” he said, “do not hinder
them; for it is to the childlike that the Kingdom of God
belongs.
15 I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of
God like a child, he will not enter it at all.”
16 Then he folded the children in his arms, and, placing his hands
on them, gave them his blessing.
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17 And, as Jesus was resuming his journey, a man
came running up to him, and threw himself on
his knees before him.
“Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to gain
Immortal Life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” answered Jesus. “No one
is good but God.
19 You know the commandments—
‘Do not kill. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do
not say what is false about others. Do not cheat. Honour
thy father and thy mother.’” note
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20 “Teacher,” he replied, “I have observed all these from my
childhood.”
21 Jesus looked at the man, and his heart went out to him, and he
said:
“There is still one thing wanting in you; go and sell all
that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth
in Heaven; then come and follow me.”
22 But the man's face clouded at these words, and he went away
distressed, for he had great possessions.
23 Then Jesus looked round, and said to his disciples:
“How hard it will be for men of wealth to enter the Kingdom
of God!”
24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said
again:
“My children, how hard a thing it is to enter the
Kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to get through
a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of
God.”
26 “Then who can be saved?” they exclaimed in the greatest
astonishment.
27 Jesus looked at them, and answered:
“With men it is impossible, but not with God; for everything
is possible with God.”
28 “But we,” began Peter, “we left everything and have
followed you.”
29 “I tell you,” said Jesus, “there is no one who has left
house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children,
or land, on my account and on account of the Good News,
who will not receive a hundred times as much,
30 even now in the
present—houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and
children, and land—though not without persecutions, and, in
the age that is coming, Immortal Life.
31 But many who are
first now will then be last, and the last will be first.”
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32 One day, when they were on their way, going up
to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in front of the
Apostles, who were filled with misgivings; while
those who were following behind were alarmed.
Gathering the Twelve round him once more, Jesus began to
tell them what was about to happen to him.
33 “Listen!” he said. “We are going up to Jerusalem; and
there the Son of Man will be betrayed to the Chief Priests and
the Teachers of the Law, and they will condemn him to death,
and they will give him up to the Gentiles,
34 who will mock him,
spit upon him, and scourge him, and put him to death; and
after three days he will rise again.” note
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35 James and John, the two sons of Zebediah, went
to Jesus, and said:
“Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever
we ask.”
36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
37 “Grant us this,” they answered, “to sit, one on your right,
and the other on your left, when you come in glory.”
38 “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus said to
them. “Can you drink the cup that I am to drink? or
receive the baptism that I am to receive?”
39 “Yes,” they answered, “we can.”
“You shall indeed drink the cup that I am to drink,” Jesus
said,
40 “and receive the baptism that I am to receive, but as to
a seat at my right or at my left—that is not mine to give, but
it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
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41 On hearing of this, the ten others were at first
very indignant about James and John.
42 But
Jesus called the ten to him, and said:
“Those who are regarded as ruling among the Gentiles lord
it over them, as you know, and their great men oppress
them.
43 But among you it is not so. No, whoever wants
to become great among you must be your servant, and
44 whoever wants to take the first place among you must be
the servant of all;
45 for even the Son of Man came, not to be
served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
many.”
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46 They came to Jericho. ⪆⪆When Jesus
was going out of the town with his disciples and
a large crowd, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus,
a blind beggar, was sitting by the road-side.
47 Hearing that it
was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to call out:
“Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me.”
48 Many of the people kept telling him to be quiet; but the
man continued to call out all the louder:
“Son of David, take pity on me.”
49 Then Jesus stopped. “Call him,” he said.
So they called the blind man.
“Courage!” they exclaimed. “Get up; he is calling
you.”
50 The man threw off his cloak, sprang up, and came to
Jesus.
51 “What do you want me to do for you?” said Jesus, addressing
him.
“Rabboni,” the blind man answered, “I want to recover
my sight.”
52 “You may go,” Jesus said; “your faith has delivered you.”
Immediately he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus
along the road.
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Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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