CAMELS THROUGH NEEDLES' EYES<strong>Mark</strong> <strong>10</strong>:17-31<strong>10</strong>.17 Kai. evkporeuome,nou auvtou/ eivj o`do.n prosdramw.n ei-j kai. gonupeth,saj auvto.nevphrw,ta auvto,n\ dida,skale avgaqe,( ti, poih,sw i[na zwh.n aivw,nion klhronomh,swÈ <strong>10</strong>.18 o` de.VIhsou/j ei=pen auvtw/|\ ti, me le,geij avgaqo,nÈ ouvdei.j avgaqo.j eiv mh. ei-j o` qeo,jÅ <strong>10</strong>.19 ta.jevntola.j oi=daj\ mh. foneu,sh|j( mh. moiceu,sh|j( mh. kle,yh|j( mh. yeudomarturh,sh|j( mh.avposterh,sh|j( ti,ma to.n pate,ra sou kai. th.n mhte,raÅ<strong>10</strong>.17 And as he is going out into a road, one having run up, and kneeling (before) him,was asking him, "Good teacher, what should I do so that I may inherit long-lasting life?" <strong>10</strong>.18So then the Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me 'good'? No one (is) good, except one–theGod! <strong>10</strong>.19 You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder!'; 'You shall not be sexuallyimmoral!'; 'You shall not steal!'; 'You shall not give false testimony!'; 'You shall not defraud!';'Honor the father of yours and the mother!'"<strong>10</strong>.20 o` de. e;fh auvtw/|\ dida,skale( tau/ta pa,nta evfulaxa,mhn evk neo,thto,j mouÅ <strong>10</strong>.21 o`de. VIhsou/j evmble,yaj auvtw/| hvga,phsen auvto.n kai. ei=pen auvtw/ |\ e[n se u`sterei/\ u[page( o[sae;ceij pw,lhson kai. do.j Îtoi/jÐ ptwcoi/j( kai. e[xeij qhsauro.n evn ouvranw/|( kai. deu/roavkolou,qei moiÅ <strong>10</strong>.22 o` de. stugna,saj evpi. tw/| lo,gw| avph/lqen lupou,menoj\ h=n ga.r e;cwnkth,mata polla,Å<strong>10</strong>.20 But then he said to him, "Teacher, all these things I observed since my youth!"<strong>10</strong>.21 So then the Jesus, looking at him closely, loved him; and he said to him, "One thing islacking (for) you: go, sell whatever things you have, and give to [the] poor people, and you willhave treasure in heaven! And come, follow me!" <strong>10</strong>.22 But then he, shocked over the saying,went away sorrowing, for he was one having many possessions.<strong>10</strong>.23 Kai. peribleya,menoj o` VIhsou/j le,gei toi/j maqhtai/j auvtou/\ pw/j dusko,lwj oi`ta. crh,mata e;contej eivj th.n basilei,an tou/ qeou/ eivseleu,sontaiÅ <strong>10</strong>.24 oi` de. maqhtai.evqambou/nto evpi. toi/j lo,goij auvtou/Å o` de. VIhsou/j pa,lin avpokriqei.j le,gei auvtoi/j\ te,kna( pw/jdu,skolo,n evstin eivj th.n basilei,an tou/ qeou/ eivselqei/n\ <strong>10</strong>.25 euvkopw,tero,n evstin ka,mhlondia. Îth/jÐ trumalia/j Îth/jÐ ràfi,doj dielqei/n h' plou,sion eivj th.n basilei,an tou/ qeou/eivselqei/nÅ <strong>10</strong>.26 oi` de. perissw/j evxeplh,ssonto le,gontej pro.j eàutou,j\ kai. ti,j du,nataiswqh/naiÈ <strong>10</strong>.27 evmble,yaj auvtoi/j o` VIhsou/j le,gei\ para. avnqrw,poij avdu,naton( avllV ouv para.qew/|\ pa,nta ga.r dunata. para. tw/| qew/|Å<strong>10</strong>.23 And looking around, the Jesus says to the disciples of his, "With how great difficultywill those having property enter into the Kingdom of the God!" <strong>10</strong>.24 But then the disciples werebeing amazed over the words of his. So then the Jesus, again answering, says to them,"Children, how difficult it is to enter into the Kingdom of the God! <strong>10</strong>.25 It is easier (for) a camelto go through [the] eye of [the] needle than (for) a rich person to enter into the Kingdom of theGod!" <strong>10</strong>.26 So then they were being astounded greatly, saying to one another, "And who is ableto be saved?!" <strong>10</strong>.27 The Jesus, looking at them closely, says, "For people (it is) impossible, butrather, not for God; for all things (are) possible for the God!"929
<strong>10</strong>.28 :Hrxato le,gein o` Pe,troj auvtw/ |\ ivdou. h`mei/j avfh,kamen pa,nta kai.hvkolouqh,kame,n soiÅ <strong>10</strong>.29 e;fh o` VIhsou/j\ avmh.n le,gw u`mi/n( ouvdei,j evstin o]j avfh/ken oivki,anh' avdelfou.j h' avdelfa.j h' mhte,ra h' pate,ra h' te,kna h' avgrou.j e[neken evmou/ kai. e[neken tou/euvaggeli,ou( <strong>10</strong>.30 eva.n mh. la,bh| e`katontaplasi,ona nu/n evn tw/ | kairw/ | tou,tw| oivki,aj kai.avdelfou.j kai. avdelfa.j kai. mhte,raj kai. te,kna kai. avgrou.j meta. diwgmw/n( kai. evn tw/| aivw/nitw/| evrcome,nw| zwh.n aivw,nionÅ <strong>10</strong>.31 polloi. de. e;sontai prw/toi e;scatoi kai. Îoi`Ð e;scatoiprw/toiÅ<strong>10</strong>.28 The Peter began to say to him, "Look--we, we have left everything, and we havefollowed you!" <strong>10</strong>.29 The Jesus said, "Truly I say to you people, 'There is no one who has lefthouse, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or fields, because of me, andbecause of the Good News, <strong>10</strong>.30 except he should receive a hundred times (in return) now, inthis, the present time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields--withpersecutions--and in the age, the coming one, long-lasting life! <strong>10</strong>.31 But then many first oneswill be last ones, and [the] last ones first ones!"Text with Footnotes: 16381638Before continuing the study of these notes, see if you can answer to the followingquestions:1. What did the individual mean when he asked Jesus, "Good teacher, what shall Ido that I may inherit long-lasting life?" Do you agree with Halford Luccock that this was aproud question, that showed the mistaken view of religion which this person held?2. Was this individual the first to ask this question? Or, is this a universal question,which embodies the longing of human beings to escape the fear of death, and somehow tofind the "fountain of youth," the "plant of immortal life"?3. What did Jesus mean by rejecting this person's calling him "good"?4. When Jesus said that "No one is good, except one--God!", was that not a cleardenial that he himself was divine?5. What was Jesus' attitude towards the "Ten Commandments"? Did he hold thatthey were no longer valid, or imperative, since his new teaching and the Kingdom of Godhad come? On the other hand, did he treat them legalistically, and exactly?6. Why did Jesus demand so much from this person whom <strong>Mark</strong> says Jesus loved?If any of us desires to have treasure in heaven, do we have to sell whatever we have, andgive it to the poor? Can it be said truthfully that “The more Jesus loves, the more demandshe makes”?7. Why were the disciples of Jesus "amazed" when he said that it is very difficult forthose who have property to enter into the Kingdom of God? What did they assume aboutwealth?(continued...)930
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