Matthew 19

Concerning Divorce

19NOW WHEN Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the part of Judea that is beyond the Jordan;G2532G1096G3753G2424G5055G5128G3056G3332G575G1056G2532G2064G1519G3725G2449G4008G24462And great throngs accompanied Him, and He cured them there.G2532G4183G3793G190G846G2532G2323G846G15633And Pharisees came to Him and put Him to the test by asking, Is it lawful {and} right to dismiss {and} repudiate {and} divorce one's wife for any {and} every cause?G5330G2532G4334G846G3985G846G2532G3004G846G1487G1832G444G630G846G1135G2596G3956G1564He replied, Have you never read that He Who made them from the beginning made them male and female,G1161G611G2036G846G314G3756G314G3754G3588G4160G575G746G4160G846G730G2532G23385And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united firmly (joined inseparably) to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?G2532G2036G5127G1752G444G2641G3962G2532G3384G2532G4347G846G1135G2532G1417G2071G1519G3391G45616So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder (separate).G5620G1526G3765G1417G235G3391G4561G3739G3767G2316G4801G5563G3361G444G55637They said to Him, Why then did Moses command [us] to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss {and} repudiate a wife?G3004G846G5101G3475G3767G1781G1325G975G647G2532G630G846G6308He said to them, Because of the hardness (stubbornness and perversity) of your hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss {and} repudiate {and} divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so [ordained].G3004G846G3754G3475G4314G4641G5216G4641G2010G5213G630G5216G1135G1161G575G746G1096G3756G37799I say to you: whoever dismisses (repudiates, divorces) his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery, {and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.}G1161G3004G5213G3754G3739G302G630G846G1135G1508G1909G4202G2532G1060G243G3429G2532G1060G3588G630G342910The disciples said to Him, If the case of a man with his wife is like this, it is neither profitable {nor} advisable to marry.G846G3101G3004G846G1487G156G444G2076G3779G3326G1135G4851G3756G4851G106011But He said to them, Not all men can accept this saying, but it is for those to whom [the capacity to receive] it has been given.G1161G2036G846G3956G3756G5562G5126G3056G235G3739G132512For there are eunuchs who have been born incapable of marriage; and there are eunuchs who have been made so by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves incapable of marriage for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let him who is able to accept this accept it.G1063G1526G2135G3748G3779G1080G1537G3384G2836G2532G1526G2135G3748G2134G5259G444G2532G1526G2135G3748G2134G1438G2134G1223G932G3772G1410G5562G5562

Jesus Blesses Little Children

13Then little children were brought to Jesus, that He might put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.G5119G4374G846G3813G2443G2007G5495G2007G846G2532G4336G1161G3101G2008G84614But He said, Leave the children alone! Allow the little ones to come to Me, and do not forbid {or} restrain {or} hinder them, for of such [as these] is the kingdom of heaven {composed}.G1161G2424G2036G863G3813G2532G2967G846G3361G2064G4314G3165G1063G5108G2076G932G377215And He put His hands upon them, and then went on His way.G2532G2007G5495G2007G846G4198G1564

The Rich Young Ruler

16And behold, there came a man up to Him, saying, Teacher, what excellent {and} perfectly {and} essentially good deed must I do to possess eternal life?G2532G2400G1520G4334G2036G846G18G1320G5101G18G4160G2443G2192G166G222217And He said to him, Why do you ask Me about the perfectly {and} essentially good? There is only One Who is good [perfectly and essentially]--God. If you would enter into the Life, you must continually keep the commandments.G1161G2036G846G5101G3004G3165G18G3762G18G1508G1520G2316G1161G1487G2309G1525G1519G2222G5083G178518He said to Him, What sort of commandments? [Or, which ones?] And Jesus answered, You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,G3004G846G4169G1161G2424G2036G5407G3756G5407G3431G3756G3431G2813G3756G2813G5576G3756G557619Honor your father and your mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself.G5091G4675G3962G2532G3384G2532G25G4675G4139G5613G457220The young man said, I have observed all these {from my youth;} what still do I lack?G3495G3004G846G3956G5023G5442G1537G3450G3503G5101G5302G208921Jesus answered him, If you would be perfect [that is, have that spiritual maturity which accompanies self-sacrificing character], go and sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; and come, be My disciple [side with My party and follow Me].G2424G5346G846G1487G2309G1511G5046G5217G4453G4675G5224G2532G1325G4434G2532G2192G2344G1722G3772G2532G1204G190G342722But when the young man heard this, he went away sad (grieved and in much distress), for he had great possessions.G1161G3495G191G3056G565G3076G1063G2192G2258G4183G293323And Jesus said to His disciples, Truly I say to you, it will be difficult for a rich man to get into the kingdom of heaven.G1161G2036G2424G846G3101G281G3004G5213G3754G4145G1423G1525G1519G932G377224Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go into the kingdom of heaven.G1161G3825G3004G5213G2076G2123G2574G1330G1223G5169G4476G2228G4145G1525G1519G932G231625When the disciples heard this, they were utterly puzzled (astonished, bewildered), saying, Who then can be saved [from eternal death]?G1161G846G3101G191G4970G1605G3004G5101G686G1410G498226But Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God.G1161G2424G1689G2036G846G3844G444G5124G2076G102G1161G3844G2316G3956G2076G1415

The Disciples’ Reward

27Then Peter answered Him, saying, Behold, we have left [our] all and have become Your disciples [sided with Your party and followed You]. What then shall we receive?G5119G611G4074G2036G846G2400G2249G863G3956G2532G190G4671G5101G2254G2071G68628Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, in the new age [the Messianic rebirth of the world], when the Son of Man shall sit down on the throne of His glory, you who have [become My disciples, sided with My party and] followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.G1161G2424G2036G846G281G3004G5213G3754G5210G3588G190G3427G1722G3824G3752G5207G444G2523G1909G2362G846G1391G5210G2532G2523G1909G1427G2362G2919G1427G5443G247429And anyone {and} everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for My name's sake will receive many [even a hundred] times more and will inherit eternal life.G2532G3956G3739G863G3614G2228G80G2228G79G2228G3962G2228G3384G2228G1135G2228G5043G2228G68G3450G3686G1752G2983G1542G2532G2816G166G222230But many who [now] are first will be last [then], and many who [now] are last will be first [then].G1161G4183G4413G2071G2078G2532G2078G4413