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Jesus Again Teaches His Disciples That He Must Die And Be Raised
30 And having gone forth from there, they were passing through Galilee. And He was not wanting anyone to know it. 31 For He was teaching His disciples, and saying to them that “The Son of Man is being handed-over into the hands of men. And they will kill Him. And having been killed, He will rise-up after three days”. 32 But the ones were not-understanding the statement, and they were fearing to question Him.
The Disciples Argue About Who Is The Greatest. Jesus Says, To Be First You Must Be Last
33 And they came to Capernaum. And having come-to-be in the house, He was questioning them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But the ones were being silent. For on the way they argued with one another who was greater[a]. 35 And having sat-down, He called the twelve. And He says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall[b] be last of all, and servant of all”.
Whoever Welcomes a Child In My Name Welcomes Me
36 And having taken a child, He stood him[c] in the middle of them. And having taken him in His arms, He said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one such-as-these children[d] on the basis of My name, welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me does not [merely] welcome Me, but the One having sent Me forth”.
John Recalls an Instance When The Disciples Did Not Welcome Someone
38 John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting-out demons in Your name. And we were forbidding him because he was not following us”. 39 But Jesus said, “Do not be forbidding him. For there is no one who will do a miracle on the basis of My name, and soon be able to speak-evil-of Me. 40 For he who is not against[e] us is for us. 41 For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in the name that you are Christ’s— truly I say to you that he will by no means lose his reward.
Whoever Causes One of These Little Ones To Fall Would Be Better Off Dead
42 “And whoever causes one of these little ones believing in Me to fall— it would be better for him if instead a donkey’s millstone[f] were lying around his neck, and he had[g] been thrown into the sea.
Better To Remove Whatever Causes You To Fall Than To Go Into Hell
43 And if your hand should be causing you to fall, cut[h] it off. It is better that you enter into life crippled than go into Gehenna[i] having two hands— into the inextinguishable[j] fire. 44 [k] 45 And if your foot should be causing you to fall, cut it off. It is better that you enter into life lame than be thrown into Gehenna having two feet. 46 [l] 47 And if your eye should be causing you to fall, throw it out. It is better that you enter into the kingdom of God one-eyed than be thrown into Gehenna having two eyes— 48 where their worm[m] does not come-to-an-end, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For everyone will be salted with fire.
Have Salt In Yourselves, And Live In Peace
50 “Salt is good. But if the salt should become unsalty, with what will you season it? Be having salt[n] in yourselves, and be living-in-peace with one another”.
Jesus Goes Into Judea. The Crowds Come To Him And He Teaches Them
10 And having arisen, He goes from there into the districts[o] of Judea and beyond the Jordan. And crowds again are coming-together to Him. And as He was accustomed, He again was teaching them.
Pharisees Test Jesus With a Question About Divorce. Divorce Is Not God’s Plan
2 And Pharisees having come to Him were asking Him if it is lawful for a husband to send-away[p] a wife— testing Him. 3 And the One, having responded, said to them, “What did Moses command you?” 4 And the ones said, “Moses permitted us to write a certificate[q] of divorce and send her away”. 5 But Jesus said to them, “He wrote this commandment to you because-of your hardness-of-heart. 6 But from the beginning of creation, ‘He made them male and female’ [Gen 1:27]. 7 ‘For this[r] reason, a man will leave-behind his father and mother and will be joined[s] to his wife. 8 And the two will be one flesh’ [Gen 2:24]. So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 Therefore what God paired-together[t], let a person[u] not separate”. 10 And the disciples were questioning Him again about this in the house, 11 and He says to them, “Whoever sends-away his wife and marries another is committing-adultery against her. 12 And if she, having sent-away her husband, marries another, she is committing-adultery”.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing