Matthew 19:1-15

1And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the region of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

3The Pharisees also came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4And he answered and said to them, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh? 6Therefore they are no more two, but one flesh. Therefore what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7They say to him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8He saith to them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for immorality, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoever marrieth her who is put away committeth adultery. 10His disciples say to him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 11But he said to them, All men cannot receive this saying, except they to whom it is given. 12For there are some eunuchs, who were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it .

13Then were brought to him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. 14But Jesus said, Permit the little children, and forbid them not, to come to me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 15And he laid his hands on them, and departed from there.