1And when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
2And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3And Pharisees came to him to test him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
4He answered, “Have you not read that the one who created them from the beginning ‘made them male and female,’
5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has yoked together, let man not separate.”
7They said to him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
8He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been this way.
9But I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
10The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
11But he said to them, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.
12For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to accept it, accept it.”
13Then little children were brought to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
14But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
15And after laying his hands on them, he went on from there.
16And behold, a man came up to him and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?”
17And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only One who is good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,
19Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
20The young man said to him, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?”
21Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.”
22But when the young man heard this word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.
23And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I say to you, a rich person will enter the kingdom of heaven with difficulty.
24Again I say to you, 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.”
25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Then who can be saved?”
26But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
27Then Peter answered and said to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?”
28Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, in the new world, 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.
29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my name’s sake will receive many times more and will inherit eternal life.
30But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
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