Matthew 19

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Teachings about Divorce

(Mark 10:1–12)

WhenG3753 JesusG2424 had finishedG5055 saying these thingsG3778G3588G3056, He leftG3332G575 GalileeG1056 andG2532 wentG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 regionG3725 of JudeaG2449 beyondG4008 theG3588 JordanG2446. 2LargeG4183 crowdsG3793 followedG190 HimG846, andG2532 He healedG2323 themG846 thereG1563.

3ThenG2532 some PhariseesG5330 cameG4334 and testedG3985 HimG846 by askingG3004, “Is it lawfulG1487G1832 for a manG444 to divorceG630 hisG846 wifeG1135 forG2596 anyG3956 reasonG156?”

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Jesus answeredG611, “Have you not readG3756G314 thatG3754 fromG575 the beginningG746 theG3588 CreatorG2936 ‘madeG4160 themG846 maleG730 andG2532 femaleG2338,’1 5andG2532 saidG2036, ‘For this reasonG1752G3778 a manG444 will leaveG2641 his fatherG3962 andG2532 motherG3384 andG2532 be united toG2853 hisG846 wifeG1135, andG2532 theG3588 twoG1417 will becomeG1510G1519 oneG1520 fleshG4561’2? 6SoG5620 they areG1510 no longerG3765 twoG1417, butG235 oneG1520 fleshG4561. ThereforeG3767 whatG3739 GodG2316 has joined togetherG4801, let manG444 notG3361 separateG5563.”

7“WhyG5101 thenG3767,” they askedG3004, “did MosesG3475 orderG1781 a man to giveG1325 his wife a certificateG975 of divorceG647 andG2532 send her awayG630G846?3”

8Jesus repliedG3004, “MosesG3475 permittedG2010 youG4771 to divorceG630 yourG4771 wivesG1135 because ofG4314 yourG4771 hardness of heartG4641. ButG1161 it wasG1096 notG3756 this wayG3779 fromG575 the beginningG746. 9NowG1161 I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 whoeverG3739G302 divorcesG630 hisG846 wifeG1135, exceptG3361 forG1909 sexual immoralityG4202, andG2532 marriesG1060 another womanG243 commits adulteryG3429.4”

10HisG846 disciplesG3101 saidG3004 to HimG846, “IfG1487 thisG3779 isG1510 theG3588 caseG156 betweenG3588 a manG444 and his wifeG1135, it is betterG4851 notG3756 to marryG1060.”

11“NotG3756 everyoneG3956 can acceptG5562 thisG3778 wordG3056,” He repliedG2036G846, “but onlyG235 those to whomG3739 it has been givenG1325. 12ForG1063 there areG1510 eunuchsG2135 whoG3748 were bornG1537G3384G2836G1080 that wayG3779; others were madeG2134 that way byG5259 menG444; andG2532 still others live like eunuchsG1438G2134 for the sake ofG1223 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772. TheG3588 one who canG1410 acceptG5562 this should acceptG5562 it.”

Jesus Blesses the Children

(Mark 10:13–16; Luke 18:15–17)

13ThenG5119 little childrenG3813 were broughtG4374 toG846 Jesus forG2443 Him to placeG2007 His handsG5495 on themG846 andG2532 prayG4336 for them. AndG1161 theG3588 disciplesG3101 rebukedG2008 thoseG846 who brought them. 14ButG1161 JesusG2424 saidG2036, “LetG863 theG3588 little childrenG3813 comeG2064 toG4314 MeG1473, andG2532 do not hinderG3361G2967 themG846! ForG1063 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772 belongsG1510 toG3588 such as theseG5108.” 15AndG2532 after He had placedG2007 His handsG5495 on themG846, He went onG4198 from thereG1564.

The Rich Young Man

(Mark 10:17–31; Luke 18:18–30)

16Just thenG2532G2400 a manG1520 came upG4334 toG846 Jesus and inquiredG2036, “TeacherG1320, whatG5101 goodG18 thing must I doG4160 toG2443 obtainG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222?”

17“WhyG5101 do you askG2065 MeG1473 aboutG4012 what isG3588 goodG18?”5 Jesus repliedG2036G846. “There isG1510 only OneG1520 who isG3588 goodG18. IfG1487 you wantG2309 to enterG1525G1519 lifeG2222, keepG5083 theG3588 commandmentsG1785.”

18“WhichG4169 ones?” the man askedG3004G846.

JesusG2424 answeredG2036, “‘Do not murderG3756G5407, do not commit adulteryG3756G3431, do not stealG3756G2813, do not bear false witnessG3756G5576, 19honorG5091 your fatherG3962 andG2532 motherG3384, andG2532 loveG25 yourG4771 neighborG4139 asG5613 yourselfG4572.’6”

20“All theseG3778G3956 I have keptG5442,” saidG3004 theG3588 young manG3495G846. “WhatG5101 do I still lackG2089G5302?”

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JesusG2424 toldG5346 himG846, “IfG1487 you wantG2309 to beG1510 perfectG5046, goG5217, sellG4453 yourG4771 possessionsG5225 andG2532 giveG1325 to theG3588 poorG4434, andG2532 you will haveG2192 treasureG2344 inG1722 heavenG3772. ThenG2532 comeG1204, followG190 MeG1473.”

22When theG3588 young manG3495 heardG191 thisG3778, he went awayG565 in sorrowG3076, becauseG1063 heG1510 hadG2192 greatG4183 wealthG2933.

23ThenG1161 JesusG2424 saidG2036 toG3588 HisG846 disciplesG3101, “TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, it is hard forG1423 a rich manG4145 to enterG1525G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772. 24AgainG1161G3825 I tellG3004 youG4771, it isG1510 easier forG2123 a camelG2574 to passG1525 throughG1223 the eyeG5169 of a needleG4476 than forG2228 a rich manG4145 to enterG1525G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 GodG2316.”

25WhenG1161 theG3588 disciplesG3101 heard thisG191, they were greatlyG4970 astonishedG1605 and askedG3004, “WhoG5101 thenG686 canG1410 be savedG4982?”

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JesusG2424 looked atG1689 them and saidG2036G846, “WithG3844 manG444 thisG3778 isG1510 impossibleG102, butG1161 withG3844 GodG2316 all thingsG3956 are possibleG1415.”

27“LookG2400,” PeterG4074 repliedG611G2036G846, “weG1473 have leftG863 everythingG3956 to followG190 YouG4771. WhatG5101 thenG686 will there beG1510 for usG1473?”

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JesusG2424 saidG2036 to themG846, “TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, inG1722 theG3588 renewal of all thingsG3824,7 whenG3752 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 sitsG2523 onG1909 HisG846 gloriousG1391 throneG2362, youG4771 whoG3588 have followedG190 MeG1473 will also sitG2532G2521 onG1909 twelveG1427 thronesG2362, judgingG2919 theG3588 twelveG1427 tribesG5443 of IsraelG2474. 29AndG2532 everyoneG3956 whoG3748 has leftG863 housesG3614 orG2228 brothersG80 orG2228 sistersG79 orG2228 fatherG3962 orG2228 motherG3384 orG2228 wifeG11358 orG2228 childrenG5043 orG2228 fieldsG68 for the sake ofG1752 MyG1473 nameG3686 will receiveG2983 a hundredfoldG1542 andG2532 will inheritG2816 eternalG166 lifeG2222. 30ButG1161 manyG4183 who are firstG4413 will beG1510 lastG2078, andG2532 the lastG2078 will be firstG4413.