WEBVTT 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:03.700 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.700 --> 00:00:05.740 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.740 --> 00:00:08.859 in a year. Today's reading is from the Gospel 00:00:08.859 --> 00:00:11.619 of Matthew, chapter 19, and the Gospel of Mark, 00:00:11.820 --> 00:00:15.759 chapter 10. The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 19. 00:00:16.519 --> 00:00:19.300 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished 00:00:19.300 --> 00:00:21.719 these sayings, that he departed from Galilee 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:24.620 and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 00:00:24.719 --> 00:00:28.000 And great multitudes followed him, and he healed 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:30.910 them there. The Pharisees also came to him, testing 00:00:30.910 --> 00:00:33.670 him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man 00:00:33.670 --> 00:00:36.630 to divorce his wife for just any reason? And 00:00:36.630 --> 00:00:38.750 he answered and said to them, Have you not read 00:00:38.750 --> 00:00:42.049 that he who made them at the beginning made them 00:00:42.049 --> 00:00:45.530 male and female, and said, For this reason a 00:00:45.530 --> 00:00:47.789 man shall leave his father and mother, and be 00:00:47.789 --> 00:00:50.130 joined to his wife, and the two shall become 00:00:50.130 --> 00:00:54.229 one flesh? So then they are no longer two, but 00:00:54.229 --> 00:00:57.670 one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, 00:00:58.009 --> 00:01:01.530 Let no man separate. They said to him, Why then 00:01:01.530 --> 00:01:04.590 did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce 00:01:04.590 --> 00:01:07.870 and to put her away? He said to them, Moses, 00:01:08.109 --> 00:01:10.569 because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted 00:01:10.569 --> 00:01:13.450 you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning 00:01:13.450 --> 00:01:16.950 it was not so. And I say to you, whoever divorces 00:01:16.950 --> 00:01:20.370 his wife except for sexual immorality and marries 00:01:20.370 --> 00:01:23.049 another commits adultery, and whoever marries 00:01:23.049 --> 00:01:26.680 her who is divorced commits adultery. His disciples 00:01:26.680 --> 00:01:29.719 said to him, If such is the case of the man with 00:01:29.719 --> 00:01:32.760 his wife, it is better not to marry. But he said 00:01:32.760 --> 00:01:35.599 to them, All cannot accept this saying, but only 00:01:35.599 --> 00:01:38.620 those to whom it has been given. For there are 00:01:38.620 --> 00:01:41.579 eunuchs who were born thus from their mother's 00:01:41.579 --> 00:01:44.340 womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs 00:01:44.340 --> 00:01:47.060 by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves 00:01:47.060 --> 00:01:50.060 eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He 00:01:50.060 --> 00:01:52.739 who is able to accept it, let him accept it. 00:01:52.959 --> 00:01:55.480 Then little children were brought to him that 00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:58.200 he might put his hands on them and pray. But 00:01:58.200 --> 00:02:01.280 the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Let 00:02:01.280 --> 00:02:03.780 the little children come to me and do not forbid 00:02:03.780 --> 00:02:07.000 them, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:09.419 he laid his hands on them and departed from there. 00:02:09.659 --> 00:02:12.939 Now behold, one came and said to him, Good teacher, 00:02:13.099 --> 00:02:16.340 what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal 00:02:16.340 --> 00:02:19.240 life? So he said to him, Why do you call me good? 00:02:19.419 --> 00:02:23.000 No one is good but one. that is, God. But if 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:25.659 you want to enter into life, keep the commandments. 00:02:25.960 --> 00:02:29.280 He said to him, which ones? Jesus said, you shall 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:31.620 not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you 00:02:31.620 --> 00:02:33.699 shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, 00:02:33.939 --> 00:02:36.479 honor your father and your mother, and you shall 00:02:36.479 --> 00:02:39.219 love your neighbor as yourself. The young man 00:02:39.219 --> 00:02:42.020 said to him, all these things I have kept from 00:02:42.020 --> 00:02:45.349 my youth, what do I still lack? Jesus said to 00:02:45.349 --> 00:02:48.469 him, if you want to be perfect, go sell what 00:02:48.469 --> 00:02:50.889 you have and give to the poor and you will have 00:02:50.889 --> 00:02:53.870 treasure in heaven and come follow me. But when 00:02:53.870 --> 00:02:56.389 the young man heard that saying, he went away 00:02:56.389 --> 00:02:59.370 sorrowful for he had great possessions. Then 00:02:59.370 --> 00:03:01.990 Jesus said to his disciples, assuredly, I say 00:03:01.990 --> 00:03:05.009 to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter 00:03:05.009 --> 00:03:07.430 the kingdom of heaven. And again, I say to you, 00:03:07.449 --> 00:03:10.229 it is easier for a camel to go through the eye 00:03:10.229 --> 00:03:12.849 of a needle than for a rich man to enter the 00:03:12.849 --> 00:03:15.639 kingdom of God. When his disciples heard it, 00:03:15.659 --> 00:03:18.400 they were greatly astonished, saying, Who then 00:03:18.400 --> 00:03:21.580 can be saved? But Jesus looked at them and said 00:03:21.580 --> 00:03:24.780 to them, With men this is impossible, but with 00:03:24.780 --> 00:03:28.719 God all things are possible. Then Peter answered 00:03:28.719 --> 00:03:32.120 and said to him, See, we have left all and followed 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:35.460 you, therefore what shall we have? So Jesus said 00:03:35.460 --> 00:03:38.639 to them, Assuredly I say to you that in the regeneration, 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:41.979 when the Son of Man sits on the throne of his 00:03:41.979 --> 00:03:45.389 glory, You who have followed me will also sit 00:03:45.389 --> 00:03:48.349 on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes 00:03:48.349 --> 00:03:51.150 of Israel. And everyone who has left houses, 00:03:51.210 --> 00:03:54.310 or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, 00:03:54.409 --> 00:03:57.750 or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's 00:03:57.750 --> 00:04:00.889 sake, shall receive a hundredfold and inherit 00:04:00.889 --> 00:04:04.250 eternal life. But many who are first will be 00:04:04.250 --> 00:04:12.830 last, and the last first. Then he arose from 00:04:12.830 --> 00:04:15.430 there and came to the region of Judea by the 00:04:15.430 --> 00:04:18.389 other side of the Jordan. And multitudes gathered 00:04:18.389 --> 00:04:21.569 to him again, and as he was accustomed, he taught 00:04:21.569 --> 00:04:24.209 them again. The Pharisees came and asked him, 00:04:24.290 --> 00:04:27.470 Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife, testing 00:04:27.470 --> 00:04:30.129 him? And he answered and said to them, What did 00:04:30.129 --> 00:04:33.290 Moses command you? They said, Moses permitted 00:04:33.290 --> 00:04:36.149 a man to write a certificate of divorce and to 00:04:36.149 --> 00:04:38.810 dismiss her. And Jesus answered and said to them, 00:04:39.069 --> 00:04:41.449 Because of the hardness of your heart, he wrote 00:04:41.449 --> 00:04:43.870 you this precept. But from the beginning of the 00:04:43.870 --> 00:04:47.110 creation, God made them male and female. For 00:04:47.110 --> 00:04:49.490 this reason, a man shall leave his father and 00:04:49.490 --> 00:04:52.389 mother and be joined to his wife, and the two 00:04:52.389 --> 00:04:55.290 shall become one flesh. So then they are no longer 00:04:55.290 --> 00:04:59.089 two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined 00:04:59.089 --> 00:05:02.370 together, let no man separate. In the house, 00:05:02.410 --> 00:05:05.029 his disciples also asked him again about the 00:05:05.029 --> 00:05:07.949 same matter. So he said to them, Whoever divorces 00:05:07.949 --> 00:05:10.750 his wife and marries another commits adultery 00:05:10.750 --> 00:05:13.569 against her. And if a woman divorces her husband 00:05:13.569 --> 00:05:17.129 and marries another, she commits adultery. Then 00:05:17.129 --> 00:05:19.930 they brought little children to him that he might 00:05:19.930 --> 00:05:22.629 touch them. But the disciples rebuked those who 00:05:22.629 --> 00:05:25.389 brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was greatly 00:05:25.389 --> 00:05:28.050 displeased and said to them, Let the little children 00:05:28.050 --> 00:05:31.019 come to me. And do not forbid them, for of such 00:05:31.019 --> 00:05:34.139 is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, 00:05:34.180 --> 00:05:36.860 whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as 00:05:36.860 --> 00:05:40.220 a little child will by no means enter it. And 00:05:40.220 --> 00:05:42.980 he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on 00:05:42.980 --> 00:05:46.000 them, and blessed them. Now as he was going out 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:49.040 on the road, one came running, knelt before him, 00:05:49.100 --> 00:05:51.819 and asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do 00:05:51.819 --> 00:05:55.100 that I may inherit eternal life? So Jesus said 00:05:55.100 --> 00:05:58.060 to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good 00:05:58.060 --> 00:06:01.550 but one. that is, God. You know the commandments. 00:06:01.930 --> 00:06:04.629 Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not 00:06:04.629 --> 00:06:07.750 steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, 00:06:07.949 --> 00:06:11.269 honor your father and your mother. And he answered 00:06:11.269 --> 00:06:14.209 and said to him, Teacher, all these things I 00:06:14.209 --> 00:06:16.730 have kept from my youth. Then Jesus, looking 00:06:16.730 --> 00:06:19.689 at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing 00:06:19.689 --> 00:06:23.029 you lack. Go your way, sell whatever you have, 00:06:23.050 --> 00:06:25.170 and give to the poor, and you will have treasure 00:06:25.170 --> 00:06:28.370 in heaven. And come, take up the cross and follow 00:06:28.370 --> 00:06:31.529 me. But he was sad at this word and went away 00:06:31.529 --> 00:06:34.610 sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Then 00:06:34.610 --> 00:06:37.209 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, 00:06:37.410 --> 00:06:40.730 How hard it is for those who have riches to enter 00:06:40.730 --> 00:06:43.790 the kingdom of God. And the disciples were astonished 00:06:43.790 --> 00:06:46.569 at his words. But Jesus answered again and said 00:06:46.569 --> 00:06:49.529 to them, Children, how hard it is for those who 00:06:49.529 --> 00:06:52.009 trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God. 00:06:52.410 --> 00:06:55.009 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye 00:06:55.009 --> 00:06:57.750 of a needle than for a rich man to enter the 00:06:57.750 --> 00:07:00.550 kingdom of God. And they were greatly astonished, 00:07:00.629 --> 00:07:03.689 saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 00:07:03.949 --> 00:07:06.730 But Jesus looked at them and said, With men it 00:07:06.730 --> 00:07:09.910 is impossible, but not with God. For with God 00:07:09.910 --> 00:07:12.990 all things are possible. Then Peter began to 00:07:12.990 --> 00:07:16.050 say to him, See, we have left all and followed 00:07:16.050 --> 00:07:19.110 you. So Jesus answered and said, Assuredly I 00:07:19.110 --> 00:07:22.060 say to you, There is no one who has left house 00:07:22.060 --> 00:07:25.300 or brothers or sisters or father or mother or 00:07:25.300 --> 00:07:28.600 wife or children or lands for my sake and the 00:07:28.600 --> 00:07:32.019 Gospels, who shall not receive a hundredfold 00:07:32.019 --> 00:07:35.819 now in this time houses and brothers and sisters 00:07:35.819 --> 00:07:39.300 and mothers and children and lands with persecutions 00:07:39.300 --> 00:07:43.199 and in the age to come eternal life. But many 00:07:43.199 --> 00:07:46.339 who are first will be last and the last first. 00:07:47.199 --> 00:07:50.339 Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem. 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:53.040 And Jesus was going before them, and they were 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:55.819 amazed. And as they followed, they were afraid. 00:07:56.180 --> 00:07:59.120 Then he took the twelve aside again and began 00:07:59.120 --> 00:08:01.279 to tell them the things that would happen to 00:08:01.279 --> 00:08:04.639 him. Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and 00:08:04.639 --> 00:08:06.860 the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief 00:08:06.860 --> 00:08:09.939 priests and to the scribes. And they will condemn 00:08:09.939 --> 00:08:12.579 him to death and deliver him to the Gentiles. 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:15.579 And they will mock him and scourge him and spit 00:08:15.579 --> 00:08:18.569 on him. and kill him. And the third day he will 00:08:18.569 --> 00:08:21.769 rise again. Then James and John, the sons of 00:08:21.769 --> 00:08:24.610 Zebedee, came to him, saying, Teacher, we want 00:08:24.610 --> 00:08:27.209 you to do for us whatever we ask. And he said 00:08:27.209 --> 00:08:29.850 to them, What do you want me to do for you? They 00:08:29.850 --> 00:08:33.009 said to him, Grant us that we may sit, one on 00:08:33.009 --> 00:08:35.789 your right hand and the other on your left, in 00:08:35.789 --> 00:08:38.690 your glory. But Jesus said to them, You do not 00:08:38.690 --> 00:08:41.289 know what you ask. Are you able to drink the 00:08:41.289 --> 00:08:44.070 cup that I drink and be baptized with the baptism? 00:08:44.539 --> 00:08:47.419 that I am baptized with, they said to him, We 00:08:47.419 --> 00:08:50.559 are able. So Jesus said to them, You will indeed 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:53.039 drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism 00:08:53.039 --> 00:08:56.200 I am baptized with, you will be baptized. But 00:08:56.200 --> 00:08:59.700 to sit on my right hand and on my left is not 00:08:59.700 --> 00:09:03.200 mine to give, but it is for those for whom it 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:05.960 is prepared. And when the ten heard it, they 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:08.320 began to be greatly displeased with James and 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:11.120 John. But Jesus called them to himself and said 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:13.889 to them, You know that those who are considered 00:09:13.889 --> 00:09:17.529 rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and 00:09:17.529 --> 00:09:20.350 their great ones exercise authority over them. 00:09:20.529 --> 00:09:23.470 Yet it shall not be so among you. But whoever 00:09:23.470 --> 00:09:26.269 desires to become great among you shall be your 00:09:26.269 --> 00:09:29.029 servant, and whoever of you desires to be first 00:09:29.029 --> 00:09:32.629 shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man 00:09:32.629 --> 00:09:35.830 did not come to be served, but to serve, and 00:09:35.830 --> 00:09:39.240 to give his life a ransom for many. Now they 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:42.279 came to Jericho, as he went out of Jericho with 00:09:42.279 --> 00:09:46.320 his disciples and a great multitude. Blind Bartimaeus, 00:09:46.340 --> 00:09:49.179 the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 00:09:49.639 --> 00:09:52.600 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, 00:09:52.740 --> 00:09:56.000 he began to cry out and say, Jesus, son of David, 00:09:56.159 --> 00:09:58.759 have mercy on me. Then many warned him to be 00:09:58.759 --> 00:10:01.919 quiet, but he cried out all the more, Son of 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:04.840 David, have mercy on me. So Jesus stood still 00:10:04.840 --> 00:10:07.679 and commanded him to be called. Then they called 00:10:07.679 --> 00:10:10.659 the blind man, saying to him, Be of good cheer, 00:10:10.879 --> 00:10:13.799 rise, he is calling you. And throwing aside his 00:10:13.799 --> 00:10:16.860 garment, he rose and came to Jesus. So Jesus 00:10:16.860 --> 00:10:19.340 answered and said to him, What do you want me 00:10:19.340 --> 00:10:22.360 to do for you? The blind man said to him, Rabboni, 00:10:22.539 --> 00:10:25.679 that I may receive my sight. Then Jesus said 00:10:25.679 --> 00:10:28.960 to him, Go your way, your faith has made you 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:32.299 well. And immediately he received his sight and 00:10:32.299 --> 00:10:40.240 followed Jesus on the road. I hope you enjoyed 00:10:40.240 --> 00:10:42.779 today's reading as much as I did and I look forward 00:10:42.779 --> 00:10:44.840 to seeing you again tomorrow to continue on our 00:10:44.840 --> 00:10:46.960 journey. God bless you and have a great day.