CHAPTER 19
When
Jesus
had finished
saying these things,
He left
Galilee
and
went
into
the
region
of Judea
beyond
the
Jordan.
Then
some Pharisees
came
and tested
Him
by asking
vvv,
“Is it lawful
for a man
to divorce
his
wife
for
any
reason?”
Jesus answered,
“Have you not read
that
from
the beginning
the
Creator
‘made
them
male
and
female’
and
said,
‘For this reason
a man
will leave
his
father
and
mother
and
be united to
his
wife,
and
the
two
will become
one
flesh’?
So
they are
no longer
two,
but
one
flesh.
Therefore
what
God
has joined together,
let man
not
separate.”
“Why
then,”
they asked,
“did Moses
order a man
to give his wife
a certificate
of divorce
and
send her away?”
Jesus answered,
“It was because of
your
hardness of heart
that Moses
permitted
you
to divorce
your
wives;
but
it was
not
this way
from
the beginning.
Now
I tell
you
that
whoever
divorces
his
wife,
except
for
sexual immorality,
and
marries
another woman,
commits adultery.”
His
disciples
said
to Him,
“If
this
is
the
case
between
a man
and
his
wife,
it is better
not
to marry.”
For
there are
eunuchs
who
were born
that way;
others
were made that way
by
men;
and
still others
live like eunuchs
for the sake of
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
The one
who can
accept this
should accept it."
Then
the little children
were brought
to Jesus
for
Him to place
His hands
on them
and
pray for them;
and
the
disciples
rebuked
those who brought them.
But
Jesus
said,
“Let
the
little children
come
to
Me,
and
do not hinder
them!
For
the
kingdom
of
heaven
belongs
to
such as these.”
Just then,
a man
came up
to Jesus
and inquired,
“Teacher,
what
good thing
must I do
to
obtain
eternal
life?”
“Why
do you ask
Me
about
what is
good?”
Jesus replied,
“There is
only One
who is
good.
If
you want
to enter
life,
keep
the
commandments.”
“Which ones?”
the man asked.
Jesus
answered,
“‘Do not murder,
do not commit adultery,
do not steal,
do not bear false witness,
Jesus
told
him,
“If
you want
to be
perfect,
go,
sell
your
possessions
and
give
to the
poor,
and
you will have
treasure
in
heaven.
Then
come,
follow
Me."
Then
Jesus
said
to
His
disciples,
“Truly
I tell
you,
it is difficult for
a rich man
to enter
the
kingdom
of
heaven.
Again
I tell
you,
it is
easier for
a camel
to pass
through
the eye
of a needle
than for
a rich man
to enter
the
kingdom
of
God.”
Jesus
looked at them
and said,
“With
man
this
is
impossible,
but
with
God
all things are
possible.”
Jesus
said
to them,
“Truly
I tell
you,
in
the
renewal of all things,
when
the
Son
of Man
sits
on
His
glorious
throne,
you
who
have followed
Me
will also sit
on
twelve
thrones,
judging
the
twelve
tribes
of Israel.
And
everyone
who
has left
houses
or
brothers
or
sisters
or
father
or
mother
or
wife
or
children
or
fields
for the sake of
My
name
will receive
a hundredfold
and
will inherit
eternal
life.