- Great Multitudes Followed Jesus and were Healed
- Pharisees Tested Jesus with Question on Divorce
- Divorce and Adultery
- Marriage and Celibacy
- The Little Children and Jesus
- Keeping the Commandments
- The Rich and the Kingdom of God
- Camel through the Eye of a Needle
- With God all things are Possible
Great Multitudes Followed Jesus and were Healed
1 When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
Pharisees Tested Jesus with Question on Divorce
3 Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
4 He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, [a] 5 and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’ [b] 6 So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
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Divorce and Adultery
7 They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?” 8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
9 I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”
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Marriage and Celibacy
10 His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
11 But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”
The Little Children and Jesus
13 Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.” 15 He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.
Keeping the Commandments
16 Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
17 He said to him, “Why do you ask about what is good? [c] No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18 He said to him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’ 19 ‘Honor your father and mother.’ [d] And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” [e]
20 The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”
The Rich and the Kingdom of God
21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
23 Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.
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Camel through the Eye of a Needle
24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
25 When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
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With God all things are Possible
26 Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
27 Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?”
28 Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.
Footnotes:
- [a] Matthew 19:4 Genesis 1:27 [a-1]
- [b] Matthew 19:5 Genesis 2:24 [b-1]
- [c] Matthew 19:17 So MT and TR. NU reads “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Note: Versions vary on this wording.
- [d] Matthew 19:19 Exodus 20:12-16 [d-1]; Deuteronomy 5:16-20 [d-2]
- [e] Matthew 19:19 Leviticus 19:18 [e-1]
Old Testament Footnotes:
[a-1] Genesis 1:27 27 God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
[b-1] Genesis 2:24 24 Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
[d-1] Exodus 20:12-16
12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
13 “You shall not murder.
14 “You shall not commit adultery.
15 “You shall not steal.
16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
[d-2] Deuteronomy 5:16-20
16 “Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
17 “You shall not murder.
18 “You shall not commit adultery.
19 “You shall not steal.
20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
[e-1] Leviticus 19:18 18 “‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.
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