Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 19

(Mark 10:1–12)

1ΚαὶKaiG2532ἐγένετοegenetoG1096WhenὅτεhoteG3753ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had finishedἐτέλεσενetelesenG5055saying these thingsτοὺς λόγους τούτους,tous logous toutousG3778 G3588 G3056,He leftμετῆρεν ἀπὸmetēren apoG3332 G575τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056andκαὶkaiG2532wentἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588regionὅριαhoriaG3725τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449beyondπέρανperanG4008theτοῦtouG3588JordanἸορδάνου.IordanouG2446.

2καὶkaiG2532Largeπολλοί,polloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190HimαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323themαὐτοὺςautousG846thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

3ThenκαὶkaiG2532somePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334αὐτῷautōG846andtestedπειράζοντεςpeirazontesG3985HimαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532by askingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “Is it lawfulεἰ ἔξεστινei exestinG1487 G1832for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444to divorceἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135forκατὰkataG2596anyπᾶσανpasanG3956reasonαἰτίαν;¶aitianG156?”

4δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπενeipenG2036, “Have you not readοὐκ ἀνέγνωτεouk anegnōteG3756 G314thatὅτιhotiG3754fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746theὁhoG3588CreatorκτίσαςktisasG2936‘madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160themαὐτούς;autousG846maleἄρσενarsenG730andκαὶkaiG2532femaleθῆλυthēluG2338,’

5andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘For this reasonἕνεκα τούτουheneka toutouG1752 G3778a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444will leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641hisτὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέραmēteraG3384andκαὶkaiG2532be united toκολληθήσεταιkollēthēsetaiG2853hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῇtēaG3588wifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588twoδύοduoG1417will becomeἔσονται εἰςesontai eisG1510 G1519oneμίανmianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561’?

6SoὥστεhōsteG5620they areεἰσὶνeisinG1510no longerG3765twoδύοduoG1417,butἀλλὰallaG235oneμία.miaG1520fleshσὰρξsarxG4561.ThereforeοὖνounG3767whatὃhoG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has joined togetherσυνέζευξεν,sunezeuxenG4801, letmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444notμὴmēG3361separateχωριζέτω.¶chōrizetōG5563.”

7“WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767,”they askedΛέγουσινLegousinG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “did MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475orderἐνετείλατοeneteilatoG1781a manto giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325his wifea certificateβιβλίονbiblionG975of divorceἀποστασίουapostasiouG647andκαὶkaiG2532send her awayἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν;¶apolusai autēnG630 G846?”

8Jesus repliedΛέγειLegeiG3004αὐτοῖςautoisG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475permittedἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenG2010youὑμῶνhumōnG4771to divorceἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630yourὑμῖνhuminG4771τὴνtēnG3588wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135because ofπρὸςprosG4314yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771τὰςtasG3588hardness of heartσκληροκαρδίανsklērokardianG4641.ButδὲdeG1161itwasγέγονενgegonenG1096notοὐouG3756this wayοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.

9NowδὲdeG1161I tellΛέγωLegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302divorcesἀπολύσῃapolusēG630hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,exceptμὴmēG3361forἐπὶepiG1909sexual immoralityπορνείᾳporneiaG4202,andκαὶkaiG2532marriesγαμήσῃgamēsēG1060another womanἄλλην,allēnG243commits adulteryμοιχᾶται.moichataiG3429.”

10HisαὐτῷautōG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101saidΛέγουσινLegousinG3004to Himαὐτοῦ·autouG846, “IfεἰeiG1487thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779isἐστὶνestinG1510theἡhēG3588caseαἰτίαaitiaG156betweenτοῦtouG3588a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444andμετὰmetaG3326hisτῆςtēsG3588wifeγυναικός,gunaikosG1135,it is betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851notοὐouG3756to marryγαμῆσαι.¶gamēsaiG1060.”

11“NotοὐouG3756everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956can acceptχωροῦσινchōrousinG5562thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778ὉHoG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056δὲdeG1161τὸνtonG3588,”He repliedεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846, “but onlyἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thoseto whomοἷςhoisG3739it has been givenδέδοται.dedotaiG1325.

12ForγὰρgarG1063there areεἰσὶνeisinG1510eunuchsεὐνοῦχοιeunouchoiG2135whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748were bornἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς ἐγεννήθησανek koilias mētros egennēthēsanG1537 G3384 G2836 G1080that wayοὕτως,houtōsG3779καὶkaiG2532εἰσὶνeisinG1510; othersεὐνοῦχοιeunouchoiG2135οἵτινεςoitinesG3748were madeεὐνουχίσθησανeunouchisthēsanG2134that waybyὑπὸhupoG5259τῶνtōnG3588menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444;andκαὶkaiG2532εἰσὶνeisinG1510still othersεὐνοῦχοιeunouchoiG2135οἵτινεςoitinesG3748live like eunuchsεὐνούχισαν ἑαυτοὺςeunouchisan he'autousG1438 G2134for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.TheὁhoG3588onewho canδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410acceptχωρεῖνchōreinG5562thisshould acceptχωρείτω.¶chōreitōG5562it.”

Jesus Blesses the Children

(Mark 10:13–16; Luke 18:15–17)

13ThenΤότεToteG5119little childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813were broughtπροσηνέχθησανprosēnechthēsanG4374toαὐτῷautōG846JesusforἵναinaG2443Him to placeἐπιθῇepithēaG2007τὰςtasG3588HishandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andκαὶkaiG2532prayπροσεύξηται·proseuxētaiG4336for them.AndδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rebukedἐπετίμησανepetimēsanG2008thoseαὐτοῖς.autoisG846who brought them.

14ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “LetἄφετεapheteG863theτὰtaG3588little childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρόςprosG4314MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532do not hinderμὴ κωλύετεmē kōlueteG3361 G2967themαὐτὰautaG846!ForγὰρgarG1063theτῶνtōnG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofἡhēG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772belongsἐστὶνestinG1510toτῶνtōnG3588such as theseτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108.”

15AndκαὶkaiG2532after He had placedἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007HisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,He went onἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198from thereἐκεῖθεν.¶ekeithenG1564.

The Rich Young Man

(Mark 10:17–31; Luke 18:18–30)

16Just thenΚαὶ ἰδοὺKai idouG2532 G2400a manεἷςheisG1520came upπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334toαὐτῷautōG846Jesus andinquiredεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “TeacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18thingmust I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160toἵναinaG2443obtainσχῶschōG2192eternalαἰώνιον;aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?”

17“WhyτίtiG5101do you askἐρωτᾷςerōtasG2065MeG1473aboutπερὶperiG4012what isὁhoG3588goodἀγαθοῦ;agathouG18?”δὲdeG1161τοῦtouG3588Jesusrepliedεἶπεν αὐτῷ·eipen autōG2036 G846. “There isἐστινestinG1510only OneεἷςheisG1520who isὁhoG3588goodἀγαθόςagathosG18δὲdeG1161.IfεἰeiG1487you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309to enterεἰς εἰσελθεῖν,eis eiseltheinG1525 G1519τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,keepτήρησονtērēsonG5083theτὰςtasG3588commandmentsἐντολάς.¶entolasG1785.”

18“Whichποίας;poiasG4169ones?” the manaskedΛέγει αὐτῷ·Legei autōG3004 G846δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588.JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredεἶπεν·eipenG2036τὸtoG3588, “‘Do not murderοὐ φονεύσεις,ou phoneuseisG3756 G5407,do not commit adulteryοὐ μοιχεύσεις,ou moicheuseisG3756 G3431,do not stealοὐ κλέψεις,ou klepseisG3756 G2813,do not bear false witnessοὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις,ou pseudomarturēseisG3756 G5576,

19honorτίμαtimaG5091yourτὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25yourG4771τὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613yourselfG4572.’”

20“All theseπάντα ταῦταpanta tautaG3778 G3956I have keptἐφύλαξαephulaxaG5442,”saidΛέγειLegeiG3004theὁhoG3588young manαὐτῷ νεανίσκος·autō neaniskosG3495 G846. “WhatτίtiG5101do I still lackἔτι ὑστερῶ;¶eti husterōG2089 G5302?”

21ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldἜφηEphēG5346himαὐτῷautōG846, “IfεἰeiG1487you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309to beG1510perfectτέλειοςteleiosG5046,goὕπαγεhupageG5217,sellπώλησόνpōlēsonG4453yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225andκαὶkaiG2532giveδὸςdosG1325to theτοῖςtoisG3588poorπτωχοῖς·ptōchoisG4434,andκαὶkaiG2532you will haveἕξειςhexeisG2192treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772.ThenκαὶkaiG2532comeδεῦροdeuroG1204,followἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473.”

22WhenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588young manνεανίσκοςneaniskosG3495heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thisG3778τὸνtonG3588λόγονlogonG3056,he went awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565in sorrowλυπούμενος·lupoumenosG3076,becauseγὰρgarG1063heἦνēnG1510hadἔχωνechōnG2192greatπολλά.¶pollaG4183wealthκτήματαktēmataG2933.

23ThenδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidεἶπενeipenG2036toτοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,it is hard forδυσκόλωςduskolōsG1423a rich manπλούσιοςplousiosG4145to enterεἰσελεύσεται εἰςeiseleusetai eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772.

24AgainΠάλιν δὲPalin deG1161 G3825I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771, itisἐστινestinG1510easier forεὐκοπώτερόνeukopōteronG2123a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574to passG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223theeyeτρυπήματοςtrupēmatosG5169of a needleῥαφίδοςrhaphidosG4476than forἢēG2228a rich manπλούσιονplousionG4145to enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

25WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101heard thisἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191,they were greatlyσφόδραsphodraG4970astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686canδύναταιdunataiG1410be savedσωθῆναι;sōthēnaiG4982?”

26δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424looked atἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689them andsaidεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846, “WithπαρὰparaG3844manἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστιν,estinG1510impossibleἀδύνατόνadunatonG102,butδὲdeG1161withπαρὰparaG3844GodθεῷtheōG2316all thingsπάνταpantaG3956arepossibleδυνατάdunataG1415.”

27“LookἰδοὺidouG2400ΤότεToteG5119ὁhoG3588,”PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ·apokritheis eipen autōG611 G2036 G846, “weG1473have leftἀφήκαμενaphēkamenG863everythingπάνταpantaG3956καὶkaiG2532to followἠκολουθήσαμένēkolouthēsamenG190Youσοι·soiG4771.WhatτίtiG5101thenἄραaraG686will there beἔσταιestaiG1510for usG1473?”

28δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,inἐνenG1722theοἱhoiG3588renewal of all thingsπαλιγγενεσίᾳ,palingenesiaG3824,whenὅτανhotanG3752theτῇtēaG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ὁhoG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444sitsκαθίσῃkathisēG2523onἐπὶepiG1909Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391throneθρόνουthronouG2362,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771whoτοῦtouG3588have followedἀκολουθήσαντέςakolouthēsantesG190MeG1473ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will also sitκαθήσεσθε καὶkathēsesthe kaiG2532 G2521onἐπὶepiG1909twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thronesθρόνουςthronousG2362,judgingκρίνοντεςkrinontesG2919theτὰςtasG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesφυλὰςphulasG5443τοῦtouG3588of IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

29AndΚαὶKaiG2532everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὅστιςhostisG3748has leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863housesοἰκίαςoikiasG3614orG2228brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80orG2228sistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79orG2228fatherπατέραpateraG3962orG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384orG2228wifeG1135orG2228childrenτέκναteknaG5043orG2228fieldsἀγροὺςagrousG68for the sake ofἕνεκενhenekenG1752τοῦtouG3588MyG1473nameὀνόματόςonomatosG3686will receiveλήμψεταιlēmpsetaiG2983a hundredfoldἑκατονταπλασίοναhekatontaplasionaG1542andκαὶkaiG2532will inheritκληρονομήσει.¶klēronomēseiG2816eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

30ButδὲdeG1161manyΠολλοὶPolloiG4183who arefirstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510lastἔσχατοι,eschatoiG2078,andκαὶkaiG2532thelastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078will befirstπρῶτοι.¶prōtoiG4413.