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==Chapter 10==

==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."

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."

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."

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 there, for they are so like the kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, who ever 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.

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.  

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 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?"