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Jesus Teaches About Divorce(Mt. 19:1-12)

¹Then Jesus left there and went into the area of Judea and across the Jordan River. Again, many people came to him, and Jesus taught them as he always did.
²Some Phariseesa came to Jesus and tried to make him say something wrong. They asked him, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife?"
³Jesus answered, "What did Mosesb command you to do?"
⁴The Pharisees said, "Moses allowed a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce."c
⁵Jesus said, "Moses wrote that command for you because you refused to accept God's teaching. ⁶But when God made the world, 'he made people male and female.'d ⁷'That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. ⁸And the two people will become one.'e So they are no longer two, but one. ⁹God has joined them together, so no one should separate them."
¹⁰Later, when the followers and Jesus were in the house, they asked him again about the question of divorce. ¹¹He said, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman has sinned against his wife. He is guilty of adulteryf. ¹²And the woman who divorces her husband and marries another man is also guilty of adultery."

Jesus Welcomes Children(Mt. 19:13-15; Lk. 18:15-17) ¹³People brought their small children to Jesus so that he could lay his hands ong them to bless them. But the followers told the people to stop bringing their children to him. ¹⁴Jesus saw what happened. He did not like his followers telling the children not to come. So he said to them, "Let the little children come to me. Don't stop them, because God's kingdomh belongs to people who are like these little children. ¹⁵The truth is, you must accept God's kingdom like a little child accepts things, or you will never enter it." ¹⁶Then Jesus held the children in his arms. He laid his hands on them and blessed them.

A Rich Man Refuses to Follow Jesus(Mt. 19:16-30; Lk. 18:18-30) ¹⁷Jesus started to leave, but a man ran to him and bowed down on his knees before him. The man asked, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get the life that never ends?"
¹⁸Jesus answered, "Why do you call me good? Only God is good. ¹⁹And you know his commands: 'You must not murder anyone, you must not commit adulteryf, you must not steal, you must not lie, you must not cheat, you must respect your father and mother ….'"i
²⁰The man said, "Teacher, I have obeyed all these commands since I was a boy."
²¹Jesus looked at the man in a way that showed how much he cared for him. He said, "There is still one thing you need to do. Go and sell everything you have. Give the money to those who are poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me."
²²The man was upset when Jesus told him to give away his money. He didn't want to do this, because he was very rich. So he went away sad.
²³Then Jesus looked at his followers and said to them, "It will be very hard for a rich person to enter God's kingdomh!"
²⁴The followers were amazed at what Jesus said. But he said again, "My children, it is very hard to enter God's kingdom! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God's kingdom!"
²⁶The followers were even more amazed and said to each other, "Then who can be saved?"
²⁷Jesus looked at them and said, "That is something people cannot do, but God can. He can do anything."
²⁸Peter said to Jesus, "We left everything to follow you!"
²⁹Jesus said, "I can promise that everyone who has left their home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or farm for me and for the Good Newsj about me ³⁰will get a hundred times more than they left. Here in this world they will get more homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and farms. And with these things they will have persecutionsk. But in the world that is coming they will also get the reward of eternal life. ³¹Many people who have the highest place now will have the lowest place in the future. And the people who have the lowest place now will have the highest place then."

Jesus Talks Again About His Death(Mt. 20:17-19; Lk. 18:31-34) ³²Jesus and those with him were on their way to Jerusalem. He was at the front of the group. His followers were wondering what was happening, and the people who followed behind them were feeling afraid. Jesus gathered the twelve apostlesl again and talked with them alone. He told them what would happen in Jerusalem. ³³He said, "We are going to Jerusalem. The Son of Manm will be handed over to the leading priests and teachers of the law. They will say that he must die and will hand him over to the foreigners, ³⁴who will laugh at him and spit on him. They will beat him with whips and kill him. But on the third day after his death, he will rise to life again."

James and John Ask for a Favor(Mt. 20:20-28) ³⁵Then James and John, sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, we want to ask you to do something for us."
³⁶Jesus asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"
³⁷The sons answered, "Let us share the great honor you will have as king. Let one of us sit at your right side and the other at your left."
³⁸Jesus said, "You don't understand what you are asking. Can you drink from the cupn that I must drink from? Can you be baptized with the same baptismo that I must go through?"
³⁹The sons answered, "Yes, we can!"
Jesus said to the sons, "It is true that you will drink from the cup that I drink from. And you will be baptized with the same baptism that I must go through. ⁴⁰But it is not for me to say who will sit at my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he chooses."
⁴¹When the other ten followers heard this, they were angry with James and John. ⁴²Jesus called all the followers together. He said, "The non-Jewish people have men they call rulers. You know that those rulers love to show their power over the people. And their important leaders love to use all their authority over the people. ⁴³But it should not be that way with you. Whoever wants to be your leader must be your servant. ⁴⁴Whoever wants to be first must serve the rest of you like a slave. ⁴⁵Follow my example: Even the Son of Manm did not come for people to serve him. He came to serve others and to give his life to save many people."

Jesus Heals a Blind Man(Mt. 20:29-34; Lk. 18:35-43) ⁴⁶Then they came to the town of Jericho. When Jesus left there with his followers, a large crowd was with them. A blind man named Bartimaeus (meaning "son of Timaeus") was sitting by the road. He was always begging for money. ⁴⁷He heard that Jesus from Nazareth was walking by. So he began shouting, "Jesus, Son of Davidp, please help me!"
⁴⁸Many people criticized the blind man and told him to be quiet. But he shouted more and more, "Son of David, please help me!"
⁴⁹Jesus stopped and said, "Tell him to come here."
So they called the blind man and said, "You can be happy now. Stand up! Jesus is calling you." ⁵⁰The blind man stood up quickly. He left his coat there and went to Jesus.
⁵¹Jesus asked the man, "What do you want me to do for you?"
He answered, "Teacher, I want to see again."
⁵²Jesus said, "Go. You are healed because you believed." Immediately the man was able to see again. He followed Jesus down the road.

^aPharisee A person who belonged to a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs.
^bMoses One of the most important leaders of the Israelites during the time of the Old Testament. God used him to give the people his law, which is often called “the Law of Moses.”
^c10:4 “Moses … certificate of divorce” See Deut. 24:1.
^d10:6 Quote from Gen. 1:27; 5:2.
^e10:8 Quote from Gen. 2:24.
^fadultery Breaking a marriage promise by committing sexual sin.
^glay hands on This act was a way of asking God to bless people in a special way - to heal them, to cause the Holy Spirit to come into them, or to give them power for a special work.
^hGod’s kingdom The “reign” or “rule” of God over all people who submit to him by accepting Jesus as the Messiah (the appointed king), who represents God’s kingdom on earth. Jesus was the perfect example of submission to the will of God. When people give control of their lives to Jesus, they become part of God’s kingdom and begin to enjoy the blessings he has promised his people from the beginning. (Note that in Matthew this term also translates the Greek word “kingdom” by itself or the phrase, “the kingdom of the heavens,” which was used by Jews as a way to avoid saying the divine name.)
ⁱ10:19 Quote from Ex. 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20.
^jGood News In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus the Messiah. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace - that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever.
^kpersecution The act of persecuting or being persecuted. See “persecute.”
^lapostle A follower of Jesus chosen to represent him in a special way. During his earthly ministry, Jesus named twelve men as apostles. They had the specific responsibility and authority to represent him and proclaim his message throughout the world. Later, he appeared to Paul and gave him a similar commission, especially to non-Jewish people. Barnabas, Paul’s missionary companion, and James, the brother of Jesus, are also called apostles, as well as several others in the New Testament. Some of these occurrences of the word, however, have the more general sense of “messenger” or “representative.”
^mSon of Man The name that Jesus most often used for himself. The phrase in Hebrew or Aramaic means “human being” or “mankind,” but in Dan. 7:13-14 it is used of a future savior and king, and this was later understood to be the Messiah, the one God would send to save his people.
ⁿ10:38 cup A symbol of suffering. Jesus used the idea of drinking from a cup to mean accepting the suffering he would face in the terrible events that were soon to come. Also in verse 39.
^o10:38 baptized with the same baptism Baptism, which usually means to be immersed in water, has a special meaning here - being covered or “buried” in troubles. Also in verse 39.
^pSon of David A name for the Messiah (Christ) because it was prophesied that he would come from the family of David. See “David.”