King James Version · Under Rome
Mark 10
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And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. And the came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to his wife? tempting him. And he answered and said unto them, What did command you? And they said, suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. And answered and said unto them, For the hardness of he wrote you this precept. But of the creation made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one : so then they are no more twain, but one . What therefore hath joined together, let not man put asunder. And in the house his asked him again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall his wife, and marry another, committeth against her. And if a woman shall her husband, and be married to another, she committeth . And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his rebuked those that brought them. But when 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 of . Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive of as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and them. And when he was gone forth into , there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may ? And said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, . Thou knowest , Do not , Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false , Defraud not, thy and mother. And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. Then beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to , and thou shalt have : and come, take up , and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. And looked round about, and saith unto his , How hardly shall they that have riches enter into of ! And were astonished at his words. But answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that in riches to enter into of ! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into of . And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be ? And looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with : for with all things are possible. Then began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. And answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or , or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and ’s, 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 . But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. And they were in going up to ; and 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, Saying, Behold, we go up to ; and shall be unto the , and unto the ; and they shall condemn him to , and shall him to the : And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall . And and , the sons of , come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall . And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy , and the other on thy left hand, in thy . But said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of that I drink of? and be with the that I am with? And they said unto him, We can. And said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of that I drink of; and with the that I am withal shall ye be : But to sit on my and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with and . But called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to the exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: 44And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be all. For even came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a for many. And they came to : and as he went out of with his and a great number of people, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was of , he began to cry out, and say, , thou , have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou , have mercy on me. And 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. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to . And answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, , that I might receive my sight. And said unto him, Go thy way; thy hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed in .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.