Mrk 9:47: 10:14; 10:15; 10:23; 12:34 from UDB

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 \v 46 \f + \ft The best ancient copies do not have verse 46 \f*
 
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-\v 47 If because of what you see you are tempted to sin, stop looking at those things! Even if you have to gouge out your eye and throw it away to avoid sinning, do it! It is better to have only one eye and for God to agree to rule over you, than him to throw you with two eyes into hell.
+\v 47 If because of what you see you are tempted to sin, stop looking at those things! Even if you have to gouge out your eye and throw it away to avoid sinning, do it! It is better to have only one eye and be one of God's people than for him to throw you with two eyes into hell.
 \v 48 In that place worms feed on the people there forever and the fires are never put out."
 
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 \v 13 Now people were bringing children to Jesus so that he would touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded those people.
-\v 14 When Jesus saw that, he became angry. He said to the disciples, "Allow the children to come to me! Do not forbid them! It is people who have qualities like children over whom God will agree to rule.
+\v 14 When Jesus saw that, he became angry. He said to the disciples, "Allow the children to come to me! Do not forbid them! It is people who have qualities like children who will become God's people.
 
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-\v 15 Note this: Those who do not welcome God as their king in the same manner as children would, God will certainly not agree to rule over them."
+\v 15 Note this: Those who do not welcome God as their king in the same manner as children would, will certainly not become one of God's people"
 \v 16 Then he embraced the children. He also put his hands on them and called on God to do good to them.
 
 
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 \v 22 The man became disappointed when he heard Jesus' instructions. He went away sad, because he was very rich.
 
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-\v 23 Jesus looked around at the people. Then he exclaimed to his disciples, "It is very difficult for people who are wealthy to agree for God to rule over them."
-\v 24 The disciples were confused by what he said. Jesus said again, "My dear friends, it is very difficult for anyone to agree for God to rule over them.
+\v 23 Jesus looked around at the people. Then he exclaimed to his disciples, "It is very difficult for people who are wealthy to become one of God's people."
+\v 24 The disciples were confused by what he said. Jesus said again, "My dear friends, it is very difficult for anyone to become one of God's people.
 \v 25 In fact, it would be easier for a very large animal like a camel to enter through the eye of a needle than for rich people to accept God to rule over them."
 
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 \v 32 The man said to Jesus, "Teacher, you have answered well. You correctly said that God is the only God and that there is no other God.
 \v 33 You have also said correctly that we should love God in all that we want and feel, in all that we think, and in all that we do. And you have said correctly that we must love people with whom we come in contact as much as we love ourselves. And you have also correctly said that doing these things pleases God more than offering animals to him or burning other sacrifices."
-\v 34 Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, "You are close to the point where God will agree to rule over you." After that, the Jewish leaders were afraid to ask him any more questions like that to try to trick him.
+\v 34 Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, "You are close to becoming one of God's people." After that, the Jewish leaders were afraid to ask him any more questions like that to try to trick him.
 
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