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Discussion about Divorce and Marriage
When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River.
When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River.
Jesus' Teaching about Divorce
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, he withdrew from Galilee, and came to the coasts of Judaea beyond the Jordan;
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, he withdrew from Galilee, and came to the coasts of Judaea beyond the Jordan;
Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick.
and great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
But he answering said [to them], Have ye not read that he who made [them], from the beginning made them male and female,
and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?
Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.”
so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send [her] away?
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.
He says to them, Moses, in view of your hardheartedness, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not thus.
But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, not for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries one put away commits adultery.
Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”
His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
“Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps.
And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;
for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from [their] mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].
Jesus Blesses the Children
One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.
Jesus Blesses the Children
Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such:
And he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them before he left.
and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.
The Rich Young Man
And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?
And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?
And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
“Which ones?” the man asked.
And Jesus replied: “‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely.
And Jesus replied: “‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely.
He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
“I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else must I do?”
The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet?
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to [the] poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;
I’ll say it again — it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
and again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to enter a needle's eye than a rich man into the kingdom of God.
The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked.
And when the disciples heard [it] they were exceedingly astonished, saying, Who then can be saved?
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
But Jesus, looking on [them], said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Then Peter said to him, “We’ve given up everything to follow you. What will we get?”
Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, *we* have left all things and have followed thee; what then shall happen to us?
And Jesus said to them, Verily I say unto you, That *ye* who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit down upon his throne of glory, *ye* also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.