Mark Chapter 10
Mark Chapter 10 is part of the second half of the Gospel of Mark for mastering reading by phonics. Containing 52 verses, this Chapter of the Gospel of Mark is one of its longest.
Key words practiced in this chapter include:
Phonetic words
- amazement
- persecution
- miser
- astonished
- betrayed
- commandment
- defraud
- Zebedee
- divorce
Sight words
Chapter 10
And He left that place, and went to the coasts of Judea on the far side of the Jordan river, and the people came to Him again, and He taught them again. Some Pharisees came to him, and attempted to trick him by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" And He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" They said, "Moses said that a man could write a bill of divorcement, and divorce her."
Jesus answered them, saying "He wrote you this law because men's hearts are hardened. But from the beginning of time, God has made man, male and female. For this reason, men leave their parents and cling to a wife, and the two shall be one flesh, so that they are no longer two people, but one. What God has joined together, let no man tear apart."
In his house later, His students asked the same question again. He said to them, "Any man who divorces his wife and marries another has committed adultery. And if a woman divorces her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery."
Young children were brought to Jesus, that He might teach them. His students scolded those who brought the children, but when Jesus saw what His students were doing, He was very unhappy, and told them, "Do not forbid the children to come to me. Allow them here, for they are so like the kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God the way a child does, he shall not enter into it." Jesus took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
As He was leaving, a man came running up to Him, and kneeled before Him, asking, "Good Teacher, what must I do that I may have eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? There is no one good but God the Father. You know the commandments, 'Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your parents." The man answered Him, saying, "Teacher, I have kept all the commandments, since I was a child." Jesus loved him, so He said to him, "You lack one thing: go home, sell all your possessions, giving all you have to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me." His face dropped at those words, and he departed in sorrow, because he was a rich man.
Jesus looked around and said to His students, "How unlikely it is that those who have a lot of money will enter the kingdom of God!" The students were astonished to hear this. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is for them [who trust in money] to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for an idle miser to enter into the kingdom of God." They were incredulous, saying to each other, "Who, then, can be saved?"
Jesus looked at them and said, "With man, it is impossible to be saved, but not with God - with God, all things are possible." Peter said to him, "We have left all we had, and followed you." Jesus answered, "Truly I tell you, every man who has left his house, or siblings, or parents, or family, or lands for My sake and the sake of the gospel shall in this life receive a hundred times as much persecution as he gave up in goods. But in the world to come, he shall receive eternal life. Many who are in the first rank will be sent to the last rank, and many in the last shall be brought forward to the first."
Jesus walked ahead of the rest on their way to Jerusalem. His students were in amazement while other followers were fearful. Jesus pulled the twelve Apostles aside and began telling them what to expect next. He said, "Listen carefully: we will arrive in Jerusalem, where the Son as man shall be betrayed and handed over to the leading priests and scribes, who shall condemn Him to death for execution by the Gentiles. They will mock Him, whip Him, spit on Him, and murder Him; yet on the third day He shall rise to life again."
Then James and John, Zebedee's sons, approached Jesus to say, "Teacher, could we ask you for a favor?" Jesus replied, "What would you like?" They requested, "Give us the highest seats of honor in your glory, with one of us at your right hand and the other at your left!" But Jesus replied to them, "You don't know what you're asking. Can you drink the same cup as I, and accept the same baptism that I will endure?" They replied, "Sure we can." Jesus then told them, "You will drink the same cup as I, and be baptized as I will. Alas, the seats on my left and right hands are not for me to distribute. They are destined for others, and will be given to them."
Jesus gathered them together and said, "You know that those who rule over the Gentiles rule like lords over them, and those with great titles exercise authority over them. It will be different for you. Anyone who wants to be great among you will first have to wait on you. Whoever has first rank will be the servant of all others. Because even I, the Son as man, did not come to be waited on, but to wait on others, and give My life as payment for the souls of all."
They reached Jericho. As Jesus and His students emerged from the city, followed by a large crowd of people, they saw a blind man named Bartimaeus [pronounced bar-tih-MEE-uhs] son of Timaeus begging by the side of the road. When He heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me." Others told him to shut up, but he only shouted louder, "You, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus stopped in His tracks, asking that he be called over. Followers then welcomed the blind man, telling him, "Take heart and get up; He's calling you." Arising, the man threw off his coat and came to Jesus. Jesus said to the blind man: "What do you want Me to do for you?" The man replied: "Sir, I want you to make me able to see." Jesus said to him: "Go on your way; you have been healed because of your faith." The man immediately found that he could see, and started to follow Jesus' teachings.
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