DIVORCE

1 AND he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judæa by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.
2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
WHO WILL ENTER GOD'S KINGDOM

13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

THE RICH MAN TESTED
17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,
30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

JESUS WILL RISE FROM THE DEAD
32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

JAMES AND JOHN REQUEST SPECIAL POSITIONS
35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

THE HEALING OF BLIND BARTIMAEUS
46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the highway side begging.
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

1And he rose from thence, & commeth into the coasts of Iudea by the farther side of Iordan: and the people resort vnto him againe, and as he was wont, he taught them againe.

2 And the Pharises came to him, and asked him, Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

3And he answered, and saide vnto them, What did Moses command you?

4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of diuorcement, and to put her away.

5And Iesus answered, and said vnto them, For the hardnesse of your heart, he wrote you this precept.

6 But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male, and female.

7 For this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue to his wife,

8 And they twaine shalbe one flesh: so then they are no more twaine, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath ioyned together, let not man put asunder.

10And in the house his disciples asked him againe of the same matter.

11And he saith vnto them, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and bee married to another, she committeth adulterie.

13 And they brought yong children to him, that he should touch them, and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

14But when Iesus saw it, hee was much displeased, and said vnto them, Suffer the little children to come vnto mee, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.

15 Uerily I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall not receiue the kingdome of God as a little childe, he shall not enter therein.66666666666666666666

16And hee tooke them vp in his armes, put his handes vpon them, and blessed them.

17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good master, what shall I doe that I may inherit eternall life?

18And Iesus said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? There is no man good, but one, that is God.

19 Thou knowest the Commandements, Doe not commit adulterie, Doe not kill, Doe not steale, Doe not beare false witnesse, Defraud not, Honour thy father, and mother.

20And hee answered, and saide vnto him, Master, all these haue I obserued from my youth.

21Then Iesus beholding him, loued him, and said vnto him, One thing thou lackest; Goe thy way, sell whatsoeuer thou hast, and giue to the poore, and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come, take vp the crosse & folow me.

22And hee was sad at that saying, and went away grieued: for hee had great possessions.

23 And Iesus looked round about, and saith vnto his disciples, How hardly shall they that haue riches enter into the kingdome of God?

24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Iesus answereth againe, and saith vnto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God?

25 It is easier for a camel to goe thorow the eye of a needle, then for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselues, Who then can be saued?

27And Iesus looking vpon them, saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

28 Then Peter began to say vnto him, Loe, we haue left all, and haue followed thee.

29And Iesus answered, and said, Uerily I say vnto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the Gospels,

30 But hee shall receiue an hundred fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternall life:

31 But many that are first, shall be last: and the last, first.

32 And they were in the way going vp to Hierusalem: and Iesus went before them, and they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid: and he tooke againe the twelue, and began to tell them what things should happen vnto him,

33Saying, Behold, we go vp to Hierusalem, and the Sonne of man shall be deliuered vnto the chiefe Priests, and vnto the Scribes: and they shall condemne him to death, and shall deliuer him to the Gentiles.

34 And they shall mocke him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit vpon him, and shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise againe.

35 And Iames, and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedee come vnto him, saying, Master, we would þt thou shouldest do for vs whatsoeuer we shall desire.

36And hee saide vnto them, What would ye that I should doe for you?

37They said vnto him, Grant vnto vs that wee may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

38But Iesus said vnto them, Yee know not what ye aske: Can ye drinke of the cup that I drinke of? and be baptized with the baptisme that I am baptized with?

39And they said vnto him, Wee can. And Iesus said vnto them, Ye shall indeed drinke of the cup that I drinke of: and with the baptisme that I am baptized withall, shall ye be baptized:

40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to giue, but it shall be giuen to them for whom it is prepared.

41And when the ten heard it, they beganne to bee much displeased with Iames and Iohn.

42But Iesus called them to him, and saith vnto them, Yee know that they which are accompted to rule ouer the Gentiles, exercise Lordship ouer them: and their great ones exercise authoritie vpon them.

43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoeuer will bee great among you, shall be your minister:

44 And whosoeuer of you will bee the chiefest, shalbe seruant of all.

45 For euen the Sonne of man came not to bee ministred vnto, but to minister, and to giue his life a ransome for many.

46 And they came to Iericho: and as he went out of Iericho with his disciples, and a great number of people; blinde Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sate by the high wayes side, begging.

47And when he heard that it was Iesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Iesus thou Sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on me.

48And many charged him, that he should hold his peace: But he cried the more a great deale, Thou Sonne of Dauid, haue mercy on me.

49And Iesus stood still, and commanded him to bee called: and they call the blinde man, saying vnto him, Be of good comfort, rise, he calleth thee.

50And hee casting away his garment, rose, and came to Iesus.

51And Iesus answered, and said vnto him, What wilt thou that I should doe vnto thee? The blinde man said vnto him, Lord, that I might receiue my sight.

52And Iesus saide vnto him, Goe thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole: And immediatly hee receiued his sight, & followed Iesus in the way.

I == Matt 19:1 ; John 10:40 ; 11:7

II == Matt 19:3

IV Deut 24:1 ; Matt 5:31 ; 19:7

VI == Gen 1:27 ; 5:2

VII == Gen 2:24 ; 1st Cor 6:16 ; Eph 5:31

XI == Matt 5:32 ; 19:9 ; Luke 16:18 ; Rom 7:3 ; 1st Cor 7:10-11

XIII == Matt 19:13 ; Luke 18:15

XIV == 1st Cor 14:20 ; 1st Peter 2:2

XV == Matt 19:16 ; Luke 18:18

XVII == Matt 19:16 ; Luke 18:16

XIXX == Ex 20 ; Rom 13:9

XXI == Matt 6:19-20 ; 19:21 ; Luke 12:33 ; 16:9

XXII == Matt 19:23 ; Luke 18:24

XXIV == Job 31:24 ; Ps 52:7 ; 62:10 ; 1st Tim 6:17

XXVII == Jer 32:17 ; Matt 19:26 ; Luke 1:37

XXVIII == Matt 19:27 ; Luke 18:28

XXX == 2nd Chr 25:9 ; Luke 18:30

XXXI == matt 19:30 ; 20:16 ; Luke 13:30

XXXII == Matt 20:17 ; Mark 8:31 ; 9:31 ; Luke 9:22 ; 18:31

XXXV == Matt 20:20

XLI == Matt 20:24

XLII == Luke 22:25

XLIII == Matt 20:26 , 28 ; Mark 9:35 ; Luke 9:48

XLV == Matt 20:28 ; John 13:14 ; Phil 2:7 ; 1st Tim 2:6 ; Titus 2:14

XLVI == Matt 20:29 ; Luke 18:35

LII == Matt 9:22 ; Mark 5:34

1 He set out from there and went into the district of Judea (and) across the Jordan. Again crowds gathered around him and, as was his custom, he again taught them. 2 The Pharisees approached and asked, "Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?" They were testing him. 3 He said to them in reply, "What did Moses command you?" 4 They replied, "Moses permitted him to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her." 5 But Jesus told them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote you this commandment. 6 But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother (and be joined to his wife), 8 and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." 10 In the house the disciples again questioned him about this. 11 He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; 12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery." 13 And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." 16 Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them. 17 As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 18 Jesus answered him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 19 You know the commandments: 'You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother.'" 20 He replied and said to him, "Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth." 21 Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, "You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to (the) poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me." 22 At that statement his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. 23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" 24 The disciples were amazed at his words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to pass through (the) eye of (a) needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." 26 They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, "Then who can be saved?" 27 Jesus looked at them and said, "For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God." 28 Peter began to say to him, "We have given up everything and followed you." 29 Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel 30 who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come. 31 But many that are first will be last, and (the) last will be first." 32 They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus went ahead of them. They were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them what was going to happen to him. 33 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles 34 who will mock him, spit upon him, scourge him, and put him to death, but after three days he will rise." 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." 36 He replied, "What do you wish (me) to do for you?" 37 They answered him, "Grant that in your glory we may sit one at your right and the other at your left." 38 Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" 39 They said to him, "We can." Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; 40 but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared." 41 When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John. 42 Jesus summoned them and said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt. 43 But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; 44 whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. 45 For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." 46 They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. 47 On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, son of David, have pity on me." 48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me." 49 Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take courage; get up, he is calling you." 50 He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. 51 Jesus said to him in reply, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man replied to him, "Master, I want to see." 52 Jesus told him, "Go your way; your faith has saved you." Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.

Chapter 10 THE PEREAN MINISTY Also in Luke 9:51.

DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE (Luke 9:51)

QUESTION ON DIVORC (Matthew 19:3-12)

v 1-12 We see from Lk. 16:14-18 that Jesus was using divorce to show the Pharisees that they were not keeping all the law. They viewed divorce loosely, but Jesus gave only one exception for this, unfaithfulness in marriage, Matt. 5:32; 19:1-12 . (Views on this may be a one time affair; repeated offenses; pregnancy discovered in the betrothal stage; a situation in which the couple discover they are related) Jesus did not take part in the divisions, but emphasized God’s plan was for marriage between a man and woman to be permanent. Jesus called marriage among divorces adultery. Matthew and Mark 10:1-12 imply that Jesus considered even those who did not want divorce but had it filed against them and remarried to be living in adultery, unless there had been unfaithful. Moses permitted the divorces to prevent greater sin. In our class we will not become involved with any of those views, but stress marriage as a permanent bond requiring faithfulness from this point on , regardless of the past.) See note in Mark 10:6 regarding creation. The disciples thought this was too strict and said that if a man couldn’t get a divorce for any reason it would be better not to marry. That was not Jesus’ point. Marriage should deter lust and unfaithfulness, but to some that would not apply.

ALL MEN TAKE NOT THIS WORD: Unless a man pray for the grace of God to enable them to live so, not all will receive the gift of living singly and chastely, and for some it may be necessary to that end to fast as well as praying for those is given from above.

THERE ARE EUNUCHS, WHO HAVE MADE THEMSELVES EUNUCHS, FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: Not to be taken in a literal sense; but to be taken that there are such, who have taken a firm and commendable resolution of leading a single and chaste life, in order to serve God in a more perfect state than those who marry: as St. Paul clearly shows 1st Cor. 7, 37-38

v 6  This not only answers the question of the Pharisees, but is proof that man did not evolve,over millions of years, but male and female were created from the beginning of creation, the sixth day.

v 13-16 Luke places this incident in his record, 19:15-17, to follow up on the teaching of humility. The disciples were trying to shield Jesus from having to take time to mess with little children, but He not only cared for and blessed them, he pointed out that those who come to God must come in the humility and dependence of a child.

v 17-27 This rich young man wanting eternal life recognized Jesus as good, but not God, so Jesus made another claim to Deity. Jesus told him to keep five of the six commandments of relationship to man, and he claimed he had kept them. Then Jesus followed up with the instruction to sell all he had and give to the poor, which would apply to the 10th commandment of coveting. It would also show whether, v 19, he loved his neighbor as himself. This proved he could not keep all the commandments to be saved, but had to humble himself and follow Jesus. Mt. 19:25 and Mk. 10:24, 26 stress the amazement of the disciples at that teaching, because like the other Jews, they thought temporal prosperity was a sign of divine favor.
Predication of the Savior concerning our future rewards. Mt. 19: 27-30v 23-26. Unlike Zacchaeus who volunteered to give to poor, Lk. 19:8, this young man went away sadly, more interested in possessions than eternal life. So Jesus used the hyperbole of the impossibility of a camel going through a needle’s eye. (This was a true needle, not the small gate which might be gone through with difficulty.) This was impossible for man but possible with God for men to be saved.

v 28-31 The incident prompted Peter to comment that the disciples had left all to follow Jesus. He responded that though they lost family, they would gain an hundred fold larger family of believers through their ministry, plus eternal life. (Mark 10:30,31 adds receive an hundred fold and includes houses and lands, but with persecution. Mt. 19:28 says in the kingdom the disciples will sit on 12 thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel . (Judas will be replaced.) Perhaps these are some of those mentioned Rev. 4:4.

v 32-34 Jesus tells the twelve how he will be betrayed into the hands of the priests and scribes and the treatment he will receive. He will be condemned, crucified and raised the third day. Gentiles will also be involved. Luke 18:31-34 adds that all things written by the prophets about the Son of man will come to pass. Also that he will be spit upon, but the disciples understood none of these things that were hidden from them or the things spoken. They expected the kingdom. Similar in Mark 10:32-34.

v 35-45 Motivated by mention of the renewal in 19:28, the mother of James and John asked special favor for her sons in the kingdom. Even though they had just been told of Jesus’ suffering and death, they apparently urged her to do this and were with her, because Mk. 10:35 states that they came to Him. So he spoke to them, not her, asking if they could share His coming trials. They said they could, and history proves they died martyrs, but Jesus told them favors was in the hands of the Father.

The other 10 were indignant, no doubt jealous, but Jesus gave them all a lesson in humility. Greatness comes not from ruling, but from service. Then He gave Himself as an example, coming to give His life a ransom for sins. 

v 46-52 Jericho, city of palms, in the desert 1,000’ below sea level. Jerusalem about 15 mi. west, several thousand feet above sea level. It was King Herod’s winter home, similar to Palm Springs, CA. Matthew mentions two blind men, but Mark and Luke only the one that is most important to the story. Mark identifies him Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus. (“Bar”- son of -Timaeus) We don’t have record whether or not Bartimaeus was blind from birth. Timaeus in Strong’s is “highly prized” but some say “one who honors God”. If the latter, that is where Bartimaeus, his son, got his spiritual training so that when Christ came along, he recognized Him as Messiah, “Jesus, Son of David”. Both were healed and followed Christ, but he cast aside the garment on which coins were tossed to come to Jesus, Mk. 10:50. He not only received his sight, but Jesus said his faith had saved him. He followed Jesus and all the people praised God, but if the Jews as a nation had honored God, they could have been saved as a nation and the kingdom come.