Chapter 19
Teachings about Divorce
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- When Jesus had finished saying these things…, He left… Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐτέλεσεν τούτους τοὺς λόγους μετῆρεν ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅρια τῆς Ἰουδαίας πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου Kai egeneto hote ho Iēsous etelesen toutous tous logous metēren apo tēs Galilaias kai ēlthen eis ta horia tēs Ioudaias peran tou Iordanou — NA/TR · 1
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- Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
καὶ πολλοί ὄχλοι ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτοὺς ἐκεῖ kai polloi ochloi ēkolouthēsan autō kai etherapeusen autous ekei — NA/TR · 2
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Then [some] Pharisees came [and] tested Him by asking vvv, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?
Καὶ Φαρισαῖοι προσῆλθον αὐτῷ πειράζοντες αὐτὸν καὶ λέγοντες Εἰ ἔξεστιν ἀνθρώπῳ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκα κατὰ πᾶσαν αἰτίαν Kai Pharisaioi prosēlthon autō peirazontes auton kai legontes Ei exestin anthrōpō apolysai autou tēn gynaika kata pasan aitian — NA/TR · 3
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- [Jesus] answered -, “vvv Have you not read that from [the] beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
δὲ Ὁ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν Οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε ὅτι ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς ὁ κτίσας ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς Ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ de Ho apokritheis eipen Ouk anegnōte hoti ap’ archēs ho ktisas epoiēsen autous Arsen kai thēly — NA/TR · 4
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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’
καὶ εἶπεν Ἕνεκα τούτου ἄνθρωπος καταλείψει τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ κολληθήσεται αὐτοῦ τῇ γυναικὶ καὶ οἱ δύο ἔσονται εἰς μίαν σάρκα kai eipen Heneka toutou anthrōpos kataleipsei ton patera kai tēn mētera kai kollēthēsetai autou tē gynaiki kai hoi dyo esontai eis mian sarka — NA/TR · 5
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So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, [let] man not separate.
ὥστε εἰσὶν οὐκέτι δύο ἀλλὰ μία σὰρξ οὖν ὃ ὁ Θεὸς συνέζευξεν ἄνθρωπος μὴ χωριζέτω hōste eisin ouketi dyo alla mia sarx oun ho ho Theos synezeuxen anthrōpos mē chōrizetō — NA/TR · 6
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“Why then, they asked -, “{did} Moses order [a man] to give [his wife] a certificate of divorce and send [her] away…?
Τί οὖν Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ Μωϋσῆς ἐνετείλατο δοῦναι βιβλίον ἀποστασίου καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν Ti oun Legousin autō Mōusēs eneteilato dounai biblion apostasiou kai apolysai autēn — NA/TR · 7
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Jesus replied -, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But [it] was not this way from [the] beginning.
Λέγει αὐτοῖς Ὅτι Μωϋσῆς ἐπέτρεψεν ὑμῖν ἀπολῦσαι ὑμῶν τὰς γυναῖκας πρὸς ὑμῶν τὴν σκληροκαρδίαν δὲ γέγονεν οὐ οὕτως ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς Legei autois Hoti Mōusēs epetrepsen hymin apolysai hymōn tas gynaikas pros hymōn tēn sklērokardian de gegonen ou houtōs ap’ archēs — NA/TR · 8
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Now I tell you that whoever… divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.
δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὃς ἂν ἀπολύσῃ αὐτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκα μὴ ἐπὶ πορνείᾳ καὶ γαμήσῃ ἄλλην μοιχᾶται de legō hymin hoti hos an apolysē autou tēn gynaika mē epi porneia kai gamēsē allēn moichatai — NA/TR · 9
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His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man [and] [his] wife, it is better not to marry.
αὐτοῦ οἱ μαθηταί Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ Εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός συμφέρει οὐ γαμῆσαι autou hoi mathētai Legousin autō Ei houtōs estin hē aitia tou anthrōpou meta tēs gynaikos sympherei ou gamēsai — NA/TR · 10
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“Not everyone can accept this word, - He replied…, “but only [those] to whom it has been given.
Οὐ πάντες χωροῦσιν τοῦτον τὸν λόγον δὲ Ὁ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἀλλ’ οἷς δέδοται Ou pantes chōrousin touton ton logon de Ho eipen autois all’ hois dedotai — NA/TR · 11
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For there are eunuchs who vvv vvv vvv were born that way; - [others] were made [that way] by men; and [still others] vvv live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The [one] who can accept [this] should accept [it].
γὰρ εἰσὶν εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες ἐκ μητρὸς κοιλίας ἐγεννήθησαν οὕτως καὶ εἰσὶν εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες εὐνουχίσθησαν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ εἰσὶν εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες ἑαυτοὺς εὐνούχισαν διὰ τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν ὁ δυνάμενος χωρεῖν χωρείτω gar eisin eunouchoi hoitines ek mētros koilias egennēthēsan houtōs kai eisin eunouchoi hoitines eunouchisthēsan hypo tōn anthrōpōn kai eisin eunouchoi hoitines heautous eunouchisan dia tēn basileian tōn ouranōn ho dynamenos chōrein chōreitō — NA/TR · 12
Jesus Blesses the Children
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Then 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].
Τότε παιδία προσηνέχθησαν αὐτῷ ἵνα ἐπιθῇ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῖς καὶ προσεύξηται δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπετίμησαν αὐτοῖς Tote paidia prosēnechthēsan autō hina epithē tas cheiras autois kai proseuxētai de hoi mathētai epetimēsan autois — NA/TR · 13
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But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and vvv do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἐλθεῖν πρός με καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐστὶν τῶν τοιούτων de ho Iēsous eipen Aphete ta paidia elthein pros me kai mē kōlyete auta gar hē basileia tōn ouranōn estin tōn toioutōn — NA/TR · 14
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And after He had placed [His] hands on them, He went on from there.
καὶ ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῖς ἐπορεύθη ἐκεῖθεν kai epitheis tas cheiras autois eporeuthē ekeithen — NA/TR · 15
The Rich Young Man
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Just then… a man came up to [Jesus] [and] inquired, “Teacher, what good [thing] must I do to obtain eternal life?
Καὶ ἰδοὺ εἷς προσελθὼν αὐτῷ εἶπεν Διδάσκαλε τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω ἵνα σχῶ αἰώνιον ζωὴν Kai idou heis proselthōn autō eipen Didaskale ti agathon poiēsō hina schō aiōnion zōēn — NA/TR · 16
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“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.
Τί ἐρωτᾷς με περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ δὲ Ὁ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἐστιν εἷς ὁ ἀγαθός δὲ εἰ θέλεις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωὴν τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς Ti erōtas me peri tou agathou de Ho eipen autō estin heis ho agathos de ei theleis eiselthein eis tēn zōēn tērēson tas entolas — NA/TR · 17
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“Which [ones]? [the man] asked… - Jesus answered, vvv “‘Do not murder, vvv do not commit adultery, vvv do not steal, vvv do not bear false witness,
Ποίας Λέγει αὐτῷ δὲ Ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν Τὸ Οὐ φονεύσεις Οὐ μοιχεύσεις Οὐ κλέψεις Οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις Poias Legei autō de Ho Iēsous eipen To Ou phoneuseis Ou moicheuseis Ou klepseis Ou pseudomartyrēseis — NA/TR · 18
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honor [your] father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’
Τίμα τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ Ἀγαπήσεις σου τὸν πλησίον ὡς σεαυτόν Tima ton patera kai tēn mētera kai Agapēseis sou ton plēsion hōs seauton — NA/TR · 19
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“vvv All these I have kept, said the young man… “What vvv do I still lack?
Ταῦτα πάντα ἐφύλαξα Λέγει ὁ νεανίσκος αὐτῷ τί ἔτι ὑστερῶ Tauta panta ephylaxa Legei ho neaniskos autō ti eti hysterō — NA/TR · 20
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- 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.
ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἔφη αὐτῷ Εἰ θέλεις εἶναι τέλειος ὕπαγε πώλησόν σου τὰ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ δὸς τοῖς πτωχοῖς καὶ ἕξεις θησαυρὸν ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ δεῦρο ἀκολούθει μοι ho Iēsous Ephē autō Ei theleis einai teleios hypage pōlēson sou ta hyparchonta kai dos tois ptōchois kai hexeis thēsauron en ouranois kai deuro akolouthei moi — NA/TR · 21
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[When] the young man heard this -, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
δὲ ὁ νεανίσκος Ἀκούσας τοῦτον τὸν λόγον ἀπῆλθεν λυπούμενος γὰρ ἦν ἔχων πολλά κτήματα de ho neaniskos Akousas touton ton logon apēlthen lypoumenos gar ēn echōn polla ktēmata — NA/TR · 22
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Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter… the kingdom of heaven.
δὲ Ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν τοῖς αὐτοῦ μαθηταῖς Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι δυσκόλως πλούσιος εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν de Ho Iēsous eipen tois autou mathētais Amēn legō hymin hoti dyskolōs plousios eiseleusetai eis tēn basileian tōn ouranōn — NA/TR · 23
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vvv 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.
δὲ πάλιν λέγω ὑμῖν ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερόν κάμηλον εἰσελθεῖν διὰ τρυπήματος ῥαφίδος ἢ πλούσιον εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ de palin legō hymin estin eukopōteron kamēlon eiselthein dia trypēmatos rhaphidos ē plousion eiselthein eis tēn basileian tou Theou — NA/TR · 24
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When the disciples heard this, {they were} greatly astonished [and] asked, “Who then can be saved?
δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἀκούσαντες σφόδρα ἐξεπλήσσοντο λέγοντες Τίς ἄρα δύναται σωθῆναι de hoi mathētai Akousantes sphodra exeplēssonto legontes Tis ara dynatai sōthēnai — NA/TR · 25
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- Jesus looked at [them] [and] said…, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things [are] possible.
δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐμβλέψας εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Παρὰ ἀνθρώποις τοῦτο ἐστιν ἀδύνατόν δὲ παρὰ Θεῷ πάντα δυνατά de ho Iēsous Emblepsas eipen autois Para anthrōpois touto estin adynaton de para Theō panta dynata — NA/TR · 26
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“Look, - Peter replied…, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?
Ἰδοὺ Τότε ὁ Πέτρος ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήσαμέν σοι τί ἄρα ἔσται ἡμῖν Idou Tote ho Petros apokritheis eipen autō hēmeis aphēkamen panta kai ēkolouthēsamen soi ti ara estai hēmin — NA/TR · 27
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- 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 vvv will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
δὲ Ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐν τῇ παλινγενεσίᾳ ὅταν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καθίσῃ ἐπὶ αὐτοῦ δόξης θρόνου ὑμεῖς οἱ ἀκολουθήσαντές μοι ὑμεῖς καὶ καθήσεσθε ἐπὶ δώδεκα θρόνους κρίνοντες τὰς δώδεκα φυλὰς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ de Ho Iēsous eipen autois Amēn legō hymin hoti en tē palingenesia hotan ho Huios tou anthrōpou kathisē epi autou doxēs thronou hymeis hoi akolouthēsantes moi hymeis kai kathēsesthe epi dōdeka thronous krinontes tas dōdeka phylas tou Israēl — NA/TR · 28
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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.
καὶ πᾶς ὅστις ἀφῆκεν οἰκίας ἢ ἀδελφοὺς ἢ ἀδελφὰς ἢ πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ἢ γυναῖκα ἢ τέκνα ἢ ἀγροὺς ἕνεκεν τοῦ μου ὀνόματός λήμψεται ἑκατονταπλασίονα καὶ κληρονομήσει αἰώνιον ζωὴν kai pas hostis aphēken oikias ē adelphous ē adelphas ē patera ē mētera ē gynaika ē tekna ē agrous heneken tou mou onomatos lēmpsetai hekatontaplasiona kai klēronomēsei aiōnion zōēn — NA/TR · 29
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But many [who are] first will be last, and [the] last [will be] first.
δὲ Πολλοὶ πρῶτοι ἔσονται ἔσχατοι καὶ ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι de Polloi prōtoi esontai eschatoi kai eschatoi prōtoi — NA/TR · 30