Mark 10:21-25 Part 3 of 3

    Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

    At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

    Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

    The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It 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."  

 

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!"

Matthew 7:13-14

    "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."  (see all Matthew 7)

John 3:5-6  

    Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit."  (see John 3:1-21)

 

"It 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."  

Matthew 19:24  

"Again I tell you, it 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."

Luke 18:25  

"Indeed, it 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."

Luke 12:18-21  

" 'And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '

    "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' 

    "This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God."  (see Luke 12:13-34) 

 

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Mark 10:21-25 Part 2 of 3

    Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

    At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

    Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

    The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It 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."  

 

At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

Matthew 19:22

    When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

Luke 18:23  

    When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy.

 

Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!" 

Matthew 19:23  

    Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven."

Luke 18:24  

Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

Psalm 62:10  

Do not trust in extortion

    or put vain hope in stolen goods;

though your riches increase,

    do not set your heart on them.  (see all Psalm 62)

Mark 4:18-19  

"Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful."  (see Mark 4:2-20)

1 Timothy 6:9-10  

Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.  

(see 1 Timothy 6:3-10)

1 Timothy 6:17  

    Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.  (see 1 Timothy 6:17-19) 

 

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Mark 10:21-25 Part 1 of 3

    Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

    At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

    Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

    The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It 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."  

 

Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Matthew 19:21

    Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell all your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." 

Luke 18:22  

    When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Matthew 6:19-21  

    "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."  (see Matthew 6:19-24)

Luke 12:33-34  

"Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will never wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

(see Luke 12:22-34)

Acts 2:44-45  

All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.  (see Acts 2:42-47)

Matthew 4:19  

"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people."  (see Matthew 4:18-22) 

 

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Mark 10:17-20

    As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

    "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone. You know the commandments: '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.' "

    "Teacher," he declared, "all these I have kept since I was a boy."   

 

As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Matthew 19:16

    Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?"

Luke 10:21  

    On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

 

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone." 

Matthew 19:17  

    "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments."

Luke 18:19  

    "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone."

 

"You know the commandments: '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.' "  

Matthew 19:18-19  

    "Which ones?" he inquired.

    Jesus replied, " 'You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and 'love your neighbor as yourself.' "

Luke 18:20  

    "You know the commandments: 'You shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.' "

Romans 13:9  

The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."  

(see Romans 13:8-10) 

(see also Exodus 10:12-16, Deuteronomy 5:16-20)

 

"Teacher," he declared, "all these I have kept since I was a boy."  

Matthew 19:20  

    "All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?"

Luke 18:21  

    "All these I have kept since I was a boy," he said.  

 

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Mark 10:13-16

    People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place their hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.    

 

People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place their hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."

Matthew 11:25

    At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children."  

(see Matthew 11:25-30)

Matthew 19:13-14  

    Then the people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.

    Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Luke 18:15-16  

    People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." 

 

"Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." 

Matthew 5:9  

"Blessed are the peacemakers,

    for they will be called children of God."  

    (see Matthew 5:1-12)

Matthew 18:3  

And he said, "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."  (see Matthew 18:1-5)

Luke 18:17  

"Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."  (see Luke 18:15-17)

John 1:12-13  

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--children born not of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.  (see John 1:1-18) 

 

And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them. 

Matthew 19:15  

When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.  (see Matthew 19:13-15) 

 

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Mark 10:6-12

"But at the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."

    When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery." 

"But at the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.' " 

Genesis 1:27

So God created mankind in his own image,

    in the image of God he created them;

    male and female he created them.  (see Genesis 1:26-31)

Genesis 5:2  

He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when they were created.  

(see all Genesis 5)

 

" 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."  

Genesis 2:24  

    That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.  

(see Genesis 2:18-25)

Ephesians 5:31  

"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."  

(see Ephesians 5:21-33)

Matthew 19:6  

"So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God as joined together, let no one separate."  

(see Matthew 19:3-12)

 

When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."  

Luke 16:18  

    "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery." 

Romans 7:2-3  

For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him. So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies she is released from the law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man. 

 

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Mark 10:1-5

    Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.

    Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

    "What did Moses command you?" he replied.

    They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away."

    "It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law," Jesus replied. 

  

Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.

Mark 2:13 

    Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them.

Mark 6:34  

When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. so he began teaching them many things. 

 

Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"  "What did Moses command you?" he replied. They said "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away."  

Deuteronomy 24:1  

    If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, ...  (see Deuteronomy 24:1-4)

Matthew 5:31  

    "It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' "  (see Matthew 5:31-32)

Isaiah 50:1  

    This is what the LORD says:

"Where is your mother's certificate of divorce

    with which I sent her away? 

Or to which of my creditors

    did I sell you?

Because of your sins you were sold;

    because of your transgressions your mother was sent 

    away."

Jeremiah 3:8  

"I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery."  (see Jeremiah 2-3)

Malachi 2:16  

    "The man who hates and divorces his wife," says the LORD, the God of Israel, does violence to the one he should protect." says the LORD Almighty.

    So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful."  

    (see Malachi 2:10-16)

 

"It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law," Jesus replied.  

Psalm 95:8-9  

"Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, 

    as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness,

where your ancestors tested me;

    they tried me, though they had seen what I did."  

    (see Exodus 17:7, all Psalm 95)

Hebrews 3:15  

As it has been said:

    "Today, if you hear his voice,

        do not harden your hearts

        as you did in the rebellion."  (see Hebrews 3:7-19) 

 

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