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| 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; |
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| 2 and great crowds followed him, and he healed them there. |
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| 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? |
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| 4 But he answering said to them, Have ye not read that he who made them, from the beginning made them male and female,
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| 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?
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| 6 so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
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| 7 They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send her away? |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 10 His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. |
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| 11 And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;
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| 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.
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| 13 Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them. |
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| 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:
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| 15 and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence. |
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| 16 And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal? |
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| 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.
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| 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,
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| 19 Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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| 20 The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet? |
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| 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.
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| 22 But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions. |
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| 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;
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| 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.
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| 25 And when the disciples heard it they were exceedingly astonished, saying, Who then can be saved? |
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| 26 But Jesus, looking on them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
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| 27 Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, *we* have left all things and have followed thee; what then shall happen to us? |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 30 But many first shall be last, and last first.
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