| 1 | 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; |
| 2 | and great crowds followed him, and he healed them there. |
| 3 | And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? |
| 4 | But he answering said [to them], Have ye not read that he who made [them], from the beginning made them male and female, |
| 5 | 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? |
| 6 | so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. |
| 7 | They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send [her] away? |
| 8 | 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. |
| 9 | 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. |
| 10 | His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. |
| 11 | And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given; |
| 12 | 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]. |
| 13 | Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them. |
| 14 | But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such: |
| 15 | and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence. |
| 16 | And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal? |
| 17 | And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. |
| 18 | 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, |
| 19 | Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. |
| 20 | The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet? |
| 21 | 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. |
| 22 | But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions. |
| 23 | And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens; |
| 24 | 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. |
| 25 | And when the disciples heard [it] they were exceedingly astonished, saying, Who then can be saved? |
| 26 | But Jesus, looking on [them], said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. |
| 27 | Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, *we* have left all things and have followed thee; what then shall happen to us? |
| 28 | 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. |
| 29 | 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. |
| 30 | But many first shall be last, and last first. |
