New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 19:4-16

4And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004,“Have you not readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314that He who createdκτίσαςktisasG2936themfrom the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160them maleG733and femaleθῆλυthēluG2338,

5and saidG3004, ‘For thisτούτουtoutouG3778reasonἕνεκαhenekaG1752a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444shall leaveκαταλείψειkataleipseiG2641his fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέραmēteraG3384and be joinedκολληθήσεταιkollēthēsetaiG2853to his wifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135, andthe twoδύοduoG1417shall becomeἔσονται εἰςesontai eisG1510 G1519oneμίανmianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561’?

6SoὥστεhōsteG5620they are noG3765longerG3765twoδύοduoG1417,but oneμία.miaG1520fleshσὰρξsarxG4561.WhatὃhoG3739thereforeοὖνounG3767GodθεὸςtheosG2316has joinedG4801togetherσυνέζευξεν,sunezeuxenG4801,let noμὴmēG3361manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444separateχωριζέτω.¶chōrizetōG5563.”

7They saidΛέγουσινLegousinG3004to Him, “WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767did MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475commandἐνετείλατοeneteilatoG1781togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325her a certificateβιβλίονbiblionG975of divorceἀποστασίουapostasiouG647and sendἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630herawayG630?”

8He saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“BecauseπρὸςprosG4314of your hardnessσκληροκαρδίανsklērokardianG4641of heartG4641MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475permittedἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenG2010you todivorceἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630your wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135;but from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746it has not beenγέγονενgegonenG1096thisG3779wayοὕτως.¶houtōsG3779.

9And I sayΛέγωLegōG3004to you,whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302divorcesἀπολύσῃapolusēG630his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,exceptμὴmēG3361forimmoralityπορνείᾳporneiaG4202,and marriesγαμήσῃgamēsēG1060anotherG243womanG243commitsG3429adulteryμοιχᾶται.moichataiG3429.”

10The disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101saidΛέγουσινLegousinG3004to Him, “IfεἰeiG1487the relationshipαἰτίαaitiaG156of the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444with his wifeγυναικός,gunaikosG1135is likeG3779thisG3779,it is betterσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851not to marryγαμῆσαι.¶gamēsaiG1060.”

11But He saidG3004to them, “Not allG3956menG3956canacceptχωροῦσινchōrousinG5562thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778statementλόγονlogonG3056, but onlythose to whomοἷςhoisG3739it has been givenδέδοται.dedotaiG1325.

12For there are eunuchsεὐνοῦχοιeunouchoiG2135whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748were bornἐγεννήθησανegennēthēsanG1080that wayοὕτως,houtōsG3779from their mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836;and there are eunuchsεὐνοῦχοιeunouchoiG2135whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748were madeG2134eunuchsεὐνουχίσθησανeunouchisthēsanG2134by menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444; and there are alsoeunuchsεὐνοῦχοιeunouchoiG2135whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748madeG2134themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438eunuchsεὐνούχισανeunouchisanG2134for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.He who is ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410to acceptχωρεῖνchōreinG5562this,let him acceptχωρείτω.¶chōreitōG5562it.”

13ThenΤότεToteG5119somechildrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813were broughtπροσηνέχθησανprosēnechthēsanG4374to Him soἵναinaG2443that He might layἐπιθῇepithēaG2007His handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on them and prayπροσεύξηται·proseuxētaiG4336;and the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rebukedἐπετίμησανepetimēsanG2008them.

14But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004, “LetG863the childrenπαιδίαpaidiaG3813aloneG863,and do not hinderκωλύετεkōlueteG2967them from comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to Me; forthe kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772belongsἐστὶνestinG1510to suchτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108as theseG5108.”

15After layingἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007His handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on them, He departedἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198from thereἐκεῖθεν.¶ekeithenG1564.

16And someoneεἷςheisG1520cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to Him and saidG3004, “TeacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18thingG18shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160that I may obtainσχῶschōG2192eternalαἰώνιον;aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?”

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