NASB — Matthew 19 — KJV

Concerning Divorce

1 aWhen° Jesus° had finished° these° words°, He departed° from Galilee° and bcame° into the region° of Judea° beyond° the Jordan°; 2 and Ilarge° crowds° followed° Him, and aHe healed° them there°.

[1] aMt 7:28 bMt 19:1-9: Mk 10:1-12
[2] ILit many aMt 4:23

3 ¶ [Some] Pharisees° came° to IJesus, testing° Him and asking°, “aIs it lawful° [for a man] to IIdivorce° his wife° for any° reason° at all°?” 4 And He answered° and said°, “Have you not read° athat He who created° [them] from the beginning° MADE° THEM MALE° AND FEMALE°, 5 and said°, ‘aFOR THIS° REASON° A MAN° SHALL LEAVE° HIS FATHER° AND MOTHER° AND BE JOINED° TO HIS WIFE°, AND bTHE TWO° SHALL BECOME°° ONE° FLESH°’? 6 So° they are no° longer° two°, but one° flesh°. What° therefore° God° has joined° together°, let no° man° separate°.” 7 They *said° to Him, “aWhy° then° did Moses° command° to GIVE° HER A CERTIFICATE° OF DIVORCE° AND SEND° [her] AWAY°?” 8 He *said° to them, “Because° of your hardness° of heart° Moses° permitted° you to Idivorce° your wives°; but from the beginning° it has not been° this° way°. 9 And I say° to you, awhoever°° Idivorces° his wife°, except° for IIimmorality°, and marries° another° woman° IIIcommits° adultery°IV.”

[3] ILit Him IIOr send away aMt 5:31
[4] aGn 1:27; 5:2
[5] aGn 2:24; Ep 5:31 b1Co 6:16
[7] aDt 24:1-4; Mt 5:31
[8] IOr send away
[9] IOr sends away IILit fornication IIISome early mss read makes her commit adultery IVSome early mss add and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery aMt 5:32

10 ¶ The disciples° *said° to Him, “If° the relationship° of the man° with his wife° is like° this°, it is better° not to marry°.” 11 But He said° to them, aNot all° men° [can] accept° this° statement°, but b[only] those to whom° it has been given°. 12 For 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 [also] eunuchs° who° made° themselves° eunuchs° for the sake° of the kingdom° of heaven°. He who is able° to accept° [this], let him accept° [it].”

[11] a1Co 7:7ff bMt 13:11

Jesus Blesses Little Children

13aThen° [some] children° were brought° to Him so° that He might lay° His hands° on them and pray°; and the disciples° rebuked° them. 14 But Jesus° said°, IaLet° the children° alone°, and do not hinder° them from coming° to Me; for bthe kingdom° of heaven° belongs° to such° as these°.” 15 After laying° His hands° on them, He departed° from there°.

[13] aMt 19:13-15: Mk 10:13-16; Lk 18:15-17
[14] IOr Permit the children aMt 18:3; Mk 10:15; Lk 18:17; 1Co 14:20; 1P 2:2 bMt 5:3

The Rich Young Ruler

16aAnd someone° came° to Him and said°, “Teacher°, what° good° thing° shall I do° that I may obtain° beternal° life°?” 17 And He said° to him, “Why° are you asking° Me about° what° is good°? There is [only] One° who is good°; but aif° you wish° to enter° into life°, keep° the commandments°.” 18 [Then] he *said° to Him, “Which° ones°?” And Jesus° said°, aYOU SHALL NOT COMMIT° MURDER°; YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT° ADULTERY°; YOU SHALL NOT STEAL°; YOU SHALL NOT BEAR° FALSE° WITNESS°; 19 aHONOR° YOUR FATHER° AND MOTHER°; and bYOU SHALL LOVE° YOUR NEIGHBOR° AS YOURSELF°.” 20 The young° man° *said° to Him, “All° these° things° I have kept°; what° am° I still° lacking°?” 21 Jesus° said° to him, “If° you wish° to be Icomplete°, go° [and] asell° your possessions° and give° to [the] poor°, and you will have° btreasure° in heaven°; and come°, follow° Me.” 22 But when the young° man° heard° this° statement°, he went° away° grieving°; for he was one who owned° much° property°.

[16] aMt 19:16-29: Mk 10:17-30; Lk 18:18-30; Lk 10:25-28 bMt 25:46
[17] aLv 18:5; Ne 9:29; Ezk 20:21
[18] aEx 20:13-16; Dt 5:17-20
[19] aEx 20:12; Dt 5:16 bLv 19:18
[21] IOr perfect aLk 12:33; 16:9; Ac 2:45; 4:34f bMt 6:20

23 ¶ And Jesus° said° to His disciples°, “Truly° I say° to you, ait is hard° for a rich° man° to enter° the kingdom° of heaven°. 24 Again° I say° to you, ait is easier° for a camel° to go through° the eye° of a needle°, than° for a rich° man° to enter° the kingdom° of God°.” 25 When the disciples° heard° [this], they were very° astonished° and said°, “Then° who° can° be saved°?” 26 And looking° at [them] Jesus° said° to them, aWith people° this° is impossible°, but with God° all° things° are possible°.”

[23] aMt 13:22; Mk 10:23f; Lk 18:24
[24] aMk 10:25; Lk 18:25
[26] aGn 18:14; Jb 42:2; Jr 32:17; Zc 8:6; Mk 10:27; Lk 1:37; 18:27

The Disciples’ Reward

27 ¶ Then° Peter° said° to Him, “Behold°, we have left° everything° and followed° You; what° then° will there be for us?” 28 And Jesus° said° to them, “Truly° I say° to you, that you who have followed° Me, in the regeneration° when° athe Son° of Man° will sit° on IHis glorious° throne°, byou also° shall sit° upon twelve° thrones°, judging° the twelve° tribes° of Israel°. 29 And aeveryone° who° has left° houses° or° brothers° or° sisters° or° father° or° mother° Ior° children° or° farms° for My name’s° sake°, will receive° IImany° times° as much°, and will inherit° eternal° life°. 30 aBut many° [who are] first° will be last°; and [the] last°, first°.

[28] ILit the throne of His glory aMt 25:31 bLk 22:30; Rv 3:21; 4:4; 11:16; 20:4
[29] IOne early ms adds or wife IIOne early ms reads a hundred times aMt 6:33; Mk 10:29f; Lk 18:29f
[30] aMt 20:16; Mk 10:31; Lk 13:30


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1 ¶ Andº it came to pass,ºª [that] whenº Jesusº had finishedºª theseº sayings,º he departedºª fromº Galilee,º andº cameºª intoº the² coastsº of Judaeaº beyondº Jordan;º

[1] Mk 10:1; Jn 10:40.

Christ healeth the sick:

2 Andº greatº multitudesº followedºª him;º andº he healedºª themº there.º

[2] Mt 4:23; 9:35; 12:15; 14:35; 15:30; Mk 6:55.

answereth the Pharisees concerning divorcement:

3 ¶ The² Phariseesº alsoº cameºª unto him,º temptingºª him,º andº sayingºª unto him,º² Is it lawfulº¹ª for a manº to put awayºª his¹² wifeº forº everyº cause?º 4 Andº he² answeredºª and saidºª unto them,º Have ye¹ª notº read,ºª thatº he which¹ madeºª [them] atº the beginningº madeºª themº maleº andº female,º 5 Andº said,ºª For this¹ causeº² shall a manº leaveºª fatherº andº mother,º andº shall cleaveºª to his¹² wife:º andº they twainº shall beºª¹ oneº² flesh?º 6 Whereforeº they areºª no moreº twain,º butº oneº flesh.º Whatº thereforeº Godº hath joined together,ºª let¹ª notº manº put asunder.ºª 7 They sayºª unto him,º Whyº did Mosesº thenº commandºª to giveºª a writingº of divorcement,º andº to put¹ª her¹ away?ºª² 8 He saithºª unto them,º¹ Mosesº because² of¹ the² hardness¹ª of your¹ heartsº² sufferedºª youº to put awayºª yourº wives:º butº fromº the beginningº it wasºª notº so.º 9 Andº I sayºª unto you,º¹ Whosoeverºº shall put awayºª his¹² wife,º exceptº [it be] forº fornication,º andº shall marryºª another,º committeth adultery:ºª andº whoso marriethºª her which¹ is put awayºª doth commit adultery.ºª

[3] Mal 2:14; Mt 5:31; 16:1; 22:16, 35; Mk 10:2; 12:13, 15; Lk 11:53; Jn 8:6; He 3:9.
[4] Gn 1:27; 5:2; Mal 2:15; Mt 12:3; 21:6, 42; 22:31; Mk 2:25; 12:10, 26; Lk 6:3; 10:26.
[5] Gn 2:21; 34:3; Dt 4:4; 10:20; 11:22; 1S 18:1; 2S 1:26; 1K 11:2; Ps 45:10; 63:8; Mk 10:5; Ro 12:9; 1Co 6:16; 7:2, 4; Ep 5:31.
[6] Pv 2:17; Mal 2:14; Mk 10:9; Ro 7:2; 1Co 7:10; Ep 5:28; He 13:4.
[7] Dt 24:1; Is 50:1; Jr 3:8; Mal 2:16; Mt 1:19; 5:31; Mk 10:4.
[8] Gn 2:24; 7:7; Ps 95:8; Jr 6:16; Zc 7:12; Mal 2:13; Mt 3:15; 8:31; Mk 10:5; 1Co 7:6.
[9] Gn 12:18; 20:3; 2Ch 21:11; Jr 3:1, 8; Ezk 16:8, 15, 29; Mt 5:32; Mk 10:11; Lk 16:18; Ro 7:2; 1Co 5:1; 7:4, 10, 11, 39.

sheweth when marriage is necessary:

10 ¶ Hisº disciplesº sayºª unto him,º Ifº the² caseº of the² manº beºª soº withº [his] wife,º it is¹ª not¹ goodºª² to marry.ºª 11 Butº he² saidºª unto them,º Allº [men] cannot¹ receiveºª² thisº saying,º saveº [they] to whomº it is given.ºª 12 Forº there areºª some eunuchs,º whichº were soº bornºª fromº [their] mother'sº womb:º andº there areºª some eunuchs,º whichº were made eunuchsºª ofº men:º andº there beºª eunuchs,º whichº have made¹ª themselves¹ eunuchsºª² for¹ the kingdom¹ of heaven's sake.º²²² He that is ableºª to receiveºª [it], let him receiveºª [it].

[10] Gn 2:18; Pv 5:15; 18:22; 19:13; 21:9, 19; 1Co 7:1, 8, 26, 32, 39; 1Ti 4:3; 5:11.
[11] 1Co 7:2, 7, 9, 17, 35.
[12] Is 39:7; 56:3; 1Co 7:32; 9:5, 15.

receiveth little children:

13 ¶ Thenº were there brought¹ª² unto himº little children,º thatº he should putºª [his] handsº on¹ª them,º andº pray:¹ª² andº the² disciplesº rebukedºª them.º 14 Butº Jesusº said,ºª Sufferºª little children,º andº forbidºª themº not,º to comeºª untoº me:º forº of suchº isºª the² kingdomº of heaven.º 15 Andº he laidºª [his] hands¹² on¹ª them,º and departedºª thence.º

[13] Gn 48:1, 9; 1S 1:24; Ps 115:14; Jr 32:39; Mt 16:22; 18:2; 20:31; Mk 10:13; Lk 9:49, 54; 18:15; Ac 2:39; 1Co 7:14.
[14] Gn 17:7, 24; 21:4; Jg 13:7; 1S 1:11, 22, 24; 2:18; Mt 11:25; 18:3; Mk 10:14; Lk 18:16; 1Co 14:20; 1P 2:1.
[15] Is 40:11; Mk 10:16; 1Co 7:14; 2Ti 3:15.

instructeth the young man how to attain eternal life,

16 ¶ And,º behold,ºª oneº cameºª and saidºª unto him,º Goodº Master,º whatº good thingº shall I do,ºª thatº I may haveºª eternalº life?º 17 Andº he² saidºª unto him,º Whyº callest² thou¹ª meº good?º [there is] noneº goodº butº one,º [that is], God:º butº ifº thou wiltºª enterºª intoº life,º keepºª the² commandments.º 18 He saithºª unto him,º Which?º¹ Jesusº said,ºª Thou shalt² do¹ª no¹ murder,ºª² Thou shalt¹ª notº commit adultery,ºª Thou shalt¹ª notº steal,ºª Thou shalt¹ª not¹ bear false witness,ºª 19 Honourºª thyº fatherº andº [thy] mother:¹ and,¹² Thou shalt loveºª thyº neighbourº asº thyself.º

[16] Dn 12:2; Mt 25:46; Mk 10:17; Lk 10:25; 18:18; Jn 3:15; 4:14; 5:39; 6:27, 47, 68; 10:28; 12:25; 17:2; Ac 16:30; Ro 2:7; 5:21; 6:22; 1Ti 1:16; 6:12, 19; Tit 1:2; 3:7; 1Jn 1:2; 2:25; 5:11, 20; Jde 1:21.
[17] Lv 18:5; 1S 2:2; Ps 52:1; 145:7; Ezk 20:11; Lk 10:26; Ro 10:5; Ga 3:11; Jm 1:17; 1Jn 4:8, 16.
[18] Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16; Mt 5:21; Mk 10:19; Lk 18:20; Ro 13:8; Ga 3:10; Jm 2:10.
[19] Lv 19:3, 18; Pv 30:17; Mt 15:4; 22:39; Lk 10:27; Ro 13:9; Ga 5:14; Ep 6:1; Jm 2:8.

and how to be perfect:

20 The² young manº saithºª unto him,º Allº these thingsº have I keptºª fromº myº youth² up:¹ whatº lackºª I yet?º 21 Jesusº saidºª unto him,º Ifº thou wiltºª beºª perfect,º goºª [and] sellºª that thou¹ hast,ºª² andº giveºª to the poor,º andº thou shalt haveºª treasureº inº heaven:º andº comeºª [and] followºª me.º 22 Butº when the² young manº heardºª that saying,º he went awayºª sorrowful:ºª forº he hadººªª greatº possessions.º

[20] Mk 10:20, 21; Lk 15:7, 29; 18:11, 21, 22; Jn 8:7; Ro 3:19; 7:9; Ga 3:24; Php 3:6.
[21] Gn 6:9; 17:1; Jb 1:1; Ps 37:37; Mt 4:19; 5:19, 48; 6:19; 8:22; 9:9; 16:24; 19:28; Mk 2:14; 8:34; 10:21; Lk 5:27; 6:40; 9:23; 12:33; 14:33; 16:9; 18:22; Jn 10:27; 12:26; Ac 2:45; 4:32; Php 3:12; 1Ti 6:17; He 10:34.
[22] Jg 18:23; Ps 17:14; Ezk 33:31; Dn 6:14; Mt 6:24; 13:22; 14:9; 16:26; Mk 6:26; 10:22; Lk 18:23; Jn 19:12; Ep 5:5; Col 3:5.

telleth his disciples how hard it is for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God:

23 ¶ Thenº saidºª Jesusº unto his¹² disciples,º Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º Thatº a rich manº shall hardlyº enterºª intoº the² kingdomº of heaven.º 24 Andº againº I sayºª unto you,º It isºª easierº for a camelº to goºª throughº the eyeº of a needle,º thanº for a rich manº to enterºª intoº the² kingdomº of God.º 25 Whenº hisº disciplesº heardºª [it], they were exceedinglyº amazed,ºª saying,ºª Whoº thenº canºª be saved?ºª 26 Butº Jesusº beheldºª [them], and saidºª unto them,º Withº menº thisº isºª impossible;º butº withº Godº all thingsº areºª possible.º

[23] Dt 6:10; 8:10; Jb 31:24; Ps 49:6, 16; Pv 11:28; 30:8; Mt 5:20; 13:22; 18:3; 21:31; Mk 10:23; Lk 12:15; 16:13, 19; 18:24; Jn 3:3, 5; Ac 14:22; 1Co 1:26; 1Ti 6:9; Jm 1:9; 2:6; 5:1.
[24] Jr 13:23; Mt 19:26; 23:24; Mk 10:24; Lk 18:25; Jn 5:44.
[25] Mt 24:22; Mk 13:20; Lk 13:23; Ro 10:13; 11:5.
[26] Gn 18:14; Nu 11:23; Jb 42:2; Ps 3:8; 62:11; Jr 32:27; Zc 8:6; Mk 10:27; Lk 1:37; 18:27.

and promiseth reward to those that forsake any thing to follow him.

27 ¶ Thenº answeredºª Peterº and saidºª unto him,º Behold,ºª weº have forsakenºª all,º andº followedºª thee;º whatº shall weº haveºª therefore?º 28 Andº Jesusº saidºª unto them,º Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º Thatº yeº which¹ have followedºª me,º inº the² regenerationº whenº the² Sonº of manº shall sitºª inº the throneº of his¹² glory,º yeº alsoº shall sitºª uponº twelveº thrones,º judgingºª the² twelveº tribesº of Israel.º 29 Andº every¹ one¹² that² hath forsakenºª houses,º orº brethren,º orº sisters,º orº father,º orº mother,º orº wife,º orº children,º orº lands,º for my¹ name's¹ sake,º²² shall receiveºª an hundredfold,º andº shall inheritºª everlastingº life.º 30 Butº manyº [that are] firstº shall beºª last;º andº the lastº [shall be] first.º

[27] Dt 33:9; Mt 4:20; 9:9; 20:10; Mk 1:17; 2:14; 10:28; Lk 5:11, 27; 14:33; 15:29; 18:28; 1Co 1:29; 4:7; Php 3:8.
[28] Ex 15:27; 24:4; 28:21; Lv 24:5; Jsh 3:12; 1K 18:31; Ezr 6:17; Is 65:17; 66:22; Mt 16:27; 20:21; 25:31; Lk 22:28; Ac 3:21; 1Co 6:2; 2Th 1:7; 2Ti 2:12; 2P 3:13; Rv 2:26; 3:21; 7:4; 12:1; 20:11; 21:5, 12; 22:2.
[29] Mt 5:11; 8:21; 10:22, 37; 13:8, 23; 16:25; 19:16; 25:34, 46; Mk 10:29; Lk 6:22; 14:26; 18:29; Jn 15:19; Ac 9:16; 1Co 2:9; 2Co 5:16; Php 3:8; 1P 4:14; 3Jn 1:7.
[30] Mt 8:11; 20:16; 21:31; Mk 10:31; Lk 7:29; 13:30; 18:13; Ro 5:20; 9:30; Ga 5:7; He 4:1.


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