Verse 21
Mark 10:21
New Living Translation
21
Looking at the man, Yashua (Jesus) felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Original Language Text
greek
ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἐμβλέψας αὐτῷ ἠγάπησεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἕν ⸀σε ὑστερεῖ· ὕπαγε ὅσα ἔχεις πώλησον καὶ δὸς ⸀τοῖς πτωχοῖς, καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει ⸀μοι.
English Translation
But Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, "You lack one thing; go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
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Chapter 10 Context
1
Then Yashua (Jesus) left Capernaum and went down to the region of Judea and into the area east of th...
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2
Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce hi...
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3
Yashua (Jesus) answered them with a question: “What did Moses say in the law about divorce?”
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4
“Well, he permitted it,” they replied. “He said a man can give his wife a written notice of divorce...
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5
But Yashua (Jesus) responded, “He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.
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6
But ‘God (Elohim) made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation.
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7
‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,
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8
and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one,
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9
let no one split apart what God (Elohim) has joined together.”
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10
Later, when he was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject again.
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11
He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her.
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12
And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.”
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13
One day some parents brought their children to Yashua (Jesus) so he could touch and bless them. But...
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14
When Yashua (Jesus) saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let t...
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15
I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God (Elohim) like a child will never...
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16
Then he took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.
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17
As Yashua (Jesus) was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down...
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18
“Why do you call me good?” Yashua (Jesus) asked. “Only God (Elohim) is truly good.
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19
But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit ad...
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20
“Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.”
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21
Looking at the man, Yashua (Jesus) felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t...
22
At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
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23
Yashua (Jesus) looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Ki...
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24
This amazed them. But Yashua (Jesus) said again, “Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdo...
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25
In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter...
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26
The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.
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27
Yashua (Jesus) looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with G...
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28
Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve given up everything to follow you,” he said.
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29
“Yes,” Yashua (Jesus) replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or...
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30
will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and...
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31
But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important n...
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32
They were now on the way up to Jerusalem, and Yashua (Jesus) was walking ahead of them. The disciple...
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33
“Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leadin...
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34
They will mock him, spit on him, flog him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will ri...
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35
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want...
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36
“What is your request?” he asked.
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37
They replied, “When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you,...
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38
But Yashua (Jesus) said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the...
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39
“Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!” Then Yashua (Jesus) told them, “You will indeed drink from my...
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40
But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God (Elohim) has prepared those plac...
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41
When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant.
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42
So Yashua (Jesus) called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it ove...
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43
But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,
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44
and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else.
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45
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom f...
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46
Then they reached Jericho, and as Yashua (Jesus) and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed...
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47
When Bartimaeus heard that Yashua (Jesus) of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Yashua (Jesus)...
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48
“Be quiet!” many of the people yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy...
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49
When Yashua (Jesus) heard him, he stopped and said, “Tell him to come here.” So they called the blin...
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50
Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Yashua (Jesus).
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51
“What do you want me to do for you?” Yashua (Jesus) asked. “My Rabbi, ” the blind man said, “I want...
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52
And Yashua (Jesus) said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, an...
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