Chapter summary

Mark 10 Summary

Mark 10 records the rich young ruler, Jesus' teaching on marriage and children, the way of greatness as servanthood, and the healing of blind Bartimaeus.

A rich young man asks how to inherit eternal life. Jesus tells him to sell all and follow; he leaves sad. James and John ask for thrones; Jesus says, «Whoever would be great among you must be your servant.»

The chapter closes outside Jericho. Blind Bartimaeus cries, «Son of David, have mercy on me!» Jesus stops, calls him, and asks the same question he asks the ruler: «What do you want me to do for you?» Bartimaeus says, «Rabbi, let me recover my sight.»

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Mark 10:27 “Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”” Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.””

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