Neville Goddard on Mark 10:1-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

2And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

3And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

5And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

13And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Mark 10:1-16

Biblical Context

Jesus answers a question about divorce by pointing to the original creation—male and female—who are meant to become one. He blesses children and says the kingdom belongs to those who receive it with childlike trust.

Neville's Inner Vision

One must see the narrative not as history but as a state of consciousness. The bond of husband and wife is the inner pairing of two aspects of self, joined by the I AM that you are. The hard heart—your resistance to unity—creates a sense of separation; Moses' decree is but a concession to that belief, not its truth. From the beginning, God made them male and female, and the two shall become one flesh—an inner marriage within the mind that precedes any external contract. When you acknowledge this inner union of oneness, you cannot remain divided; a single life awakens, and what God has joined cannot be broken by thought. The scene with the children proclaims that the kingdom belongs to the open, trusting mind—the consciousness that receives life simply as it is. If you approach with adult analysis, you miss it; if you receive it as a child, you enter. Your practice is to revise your sense of separation until the feeling of unity is your normal state.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and imagine the inner pair—your masculine and feminine aspects—already one flesh in the I AM. Feel that unity as real and say softly, 'What God has joined, I now acknowledge as one.'