1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Mark 10:1 | And *rising up from thence, he cometh into the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan: and the multitudes flock to him again. And as he was accustomed, he taught them again. Matthew 19:1. | |
| Mark 10:2 | And the Pharisees coming to him, asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. | |
| Mark 10:3 | But he answering, saith to them: What did Moses command you? | |
| Mark 10:4 | They said: *Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. Deuteronomy 24:1. | Moses permitted the injured husband to send away his wife, declaring that he had repudiated her. See Deuteronomy 24:1. |
| Mark 10:5 | Jesus answering, said to them: Because of the hardness of your heart, he wrote you that precept. | Because of the hardness of their hearts, and to prevent the excesses they would otherwise have committed with regard to their wives. (Bible de Vence) |
| Mark 10:6 | But from the beginning of the creation, *God made them male and female. Genesis 1:27. | But from the beginning of the world it was not thus; for then God only formed one man and one woman, that they might be exclusively and invariably attached to each other. |
| Mark 10:7 | For this cause *a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife. Geneis 2:24.; Matthew 19:5.; 1 Corinthians 7:10.; Ephesians 5:31. | Hence it is written, (Genesis 2:24, and Matthew 19:5.) A man shall leave father and mother, and adhere to his wife. |
| Mark 10:8 | *And they two shall be in one flesh. Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. 1 Corinthians 6:16. | |
| Mark 10:9 | What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. | |
| Mark 10:10 | And in the house again his disciples asked him concerning the same thing. | |
| Mark 10:11 | And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. | |
| Mark 10:12 | And if the wife shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. | |
| Mark 10:13 | And they brought to him young children, that he might touch them. And the disciples rebuked them that brought them. | |
| Mark 10:14 | Whom when Jesus saw, he was much displeased, and said to them: Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. | Unless we are possessed of the innocence and purity of little children, we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. By the kingdom of heaven, we may here understand the truths of the gospel; for as a child never contradicts its teachers, nor opposes to them vain reasonings and empty words, but faithfully and readily receives their instructions, and with fear obeys them; so must we implicitly obey, and without any, the least, opposition, receive the word of the Lord. (Ven. Bede) |
| Mark 10:15 | Amen, I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it. | |
| Mark 10:16 | And embracing them, and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them. | |
| Mark 10:17 | And when he was gone forth into the way, a certain man running up and kneeling before him, *asked him: Good Master, what shall I do that I may receive life everlasting? Matthew 19:16.; Luke 18:18. | |
| Mark 10:18 | And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? None is good, but one; that is God. | None is good. Of himself, entirely and essentially, but God alone: men may be good also, but only by a participation of God's goodness. (Challoner) |
| Mark 10:19 | *Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, bear not false witness, do not fraud, honour thy father and mother. Exodus 20:13. | |
| Mark 10:20 | But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things I have observed from my youth. | We must recollect, that to the faithful observers of the Mosaic law, not only present goods were given, but the happiness of a future life promised. Hence our Lord with reason inquired, whether he had kept the commandments. The innocent life of this young man is deserving of our imitation. (Ven. Bede) |
| Mark 10:21 | And Jesus looking on him, loved him; and said to him: One thing is wanting unto thee: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. | Loved him. We need understand no more by this, than that Christ gave him some marks of his tenderness for him, and for all men by his kind instructions, and invitations to a good and perfect life. (Witham) --- It is worthy of inquiry, how that could happen which the evangelist here mentions, how Jesus could love this young man; when, as it is here related, he did not follow the admonitions given him by Jesus Christ. The reason is, Christ loved him for his past behaviour, and his strict observance of the old law. (St. Chrysostom in St. Thomas, Catena Aurea) |
| Mark 10:22 | But he being struck sad at the saying, went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. | |
| Mark 10:23 | And Jesus looking round about, saith to his disciples: How hardly shall they who have riches, enter into the kingdom of God! | |
| Mark 10:24 | And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again, saith to them: Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God! | |
| Mark 10:25 | It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. | |
| Mark 10:26 | They wondered the more, saying among themselves: Who then can be saved? | |
| Mark 10:27 | And Jesus looking on them, saith: With men it is impossible; but not with God: for all things are possible with God. | |
| Mark 10:28 | *And Peter began to say to him: Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee. Matthew 19:27.; Luke 18:28. | Although St. Peter had left but few things, he still calls them his all. For small things have power of attaching us to them, and of exciting our passions; therefore he that forsakes his small possessions, shall be a partaker of the blessings of Jesus Christ. (Theophylactus) |
| Mark 10:29 | Jesus answering, said: Amen, I say to you, there is no man, who hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, | |
| Mark 10:30 | Who shall not receive a hundred times as much, now in this time; houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions: and in the world to come, life everlasting. | |
| Mark 10:31 | *But many that are first, shall be last, and the last first. Matthew 19:30. | |
| Mark 10:32 | And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem: and Jesus went before them, and they were astonished: and following, were afraid. *And taking again the twelve, he began to tell them the things that should befall him. Luke 18:31. | Christ goes before, to shew his eagerness to suffer the ignominies and torments of his approaching passion, for our salvation. (Theophylactus) --- But the disciples being already forewarned of what their Master was to suffer from the high priest and Scribes, went along the road to Jerusalem, with silent fear and trepidation, either lest they should be put to death with him, or lest he, whose life and doctrines they enjoyed, should fall into the hands of his enemies. But our kind Redeemer, foreseeing that the minds of his disciples were disturbed, comforts them with the assurance of his resurrection. (Ven. Bede) |
| Mark 10:33 | Saying: Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the Scribes and ancients, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles. | |
| Mark 10:34 | And they shall mock him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. | |
| Mark 10:35 | *And James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, saying: Master, we desire that whatsoever we shall ask, thou wouldst do it for us. Matthew 20:20. | St. Matthew (xx. 20.) says it was their mother, Salome, but probably at their solicitation, or at least with their connivance and consent. |
| Mark 10:36 | But he said to them: What would you that I should do for you? | |
| Mark 10:37 | And they said: Grant to us, that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. | |
| Mark 10:38 | And Jesus said to them: You know not what you ask. Can you drink of the chalice that I drink of: or be baptized with the baptism wherewith I am baptized? | |
| Mark 10:39 | But they said to him: We can. And Jesus saith to them: You shall indeed drink of the chalice that I drink of: and with the baptism wherewith I am baptized, you shall be baptized: | |
| Mark 10:40 | But to sit on my right hand, or on my left, is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared. | |
| Mark 10:41 | And the ten hearing it, began to be much displeased at James and John. | |
| Mark 10:42 | But Jesus calling them, saith to them: *You know that they who seem to rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them: and their princes have power over them. Luke 22:25. | Who seem to rule over the Gentiles, etc. See Matthew 20:25, and Luke 22:25. (Witham) |
| Mark 10:43 | But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater, shall be your minister. | In vain then do men either seek for immoderate power, or sigh after human greatness; for, not power, but humility, is the sure and only path to the summit of perfection. He then proves to them by his own example, that if they would not believe his words, they might at least learn by his example. (Ven. Bede) |
| Mark 10:44 | And whosoever will be first among you, shall be the servant of all. | |
| Mark 10:45 | For the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many. | |
| Mark 10:46 | *And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho, with his disciples and a very great multitude, Bartimaeus, the blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the way side, begging. Matthew 20:29.; Luke 18:35. | Bartimaeus is a Syriac word, and signifies, son of Timaeus. |
| Mark 10:47 | And when he had heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and to say: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. | |
| Mark 10:48 | And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace. But he cried a great deal the more: Son of David, have mercy on me. | |
| Mark 10:49 | And Jesus standing still, commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him: Be of better comfort: arise, he calleth thee. | |
| Mark 10:50 | He casting off his garment, leaped up, and came to him. | |
| Mark 10:51 | And Jesus answering, said to him: What wilt thou that I should do to thee? And the blind man said to him: Rabboni, that I may see. | Let us endeavour sedulously to imitate the good example of this blind man, who did not ask for honours, riches, or other worldly advantages, but only that he might receive his sight; that he might behold the light with the blessed angels, to which faith alone can conduct us. (Ven. Bede) --- In this worse than Cimmerian darkness, how few are found, who pray as they ought for this all-necessary light of faith!!! |
| Mark 10:52 | And Jesus saith to him: Go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he saw, and followed him in the way. |