Matthew:19
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And it came to pass ,
that when Jesus had finished these sayings ,
he departed from Galilee ,
and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan ;
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And great multitudes followed him ;
and he healed them there .
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The Pharisees also came unto him ,
tempting him ,
and saying unto him ,
Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause ?
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And he answered and said unto them ,
Have ye not read ,
that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female ,
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And said ,
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother ,
and shall cleave to his wife :
and they twain shall be one flesh ?
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Wherefore they are no more twain ,
but one flesh .
What therefore God hath joined together ,
let not man put asunder .
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They say unto him ,
Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement ,
and to put her away ?
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He saith unto them ,
Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives :
but from the beginning it was not so .
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And I say unto you ,
Whosoever shall put away his wife ,
except it be for fornication ,
and shall marry another ,
committeth adultery :
and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery .
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His disciples say unto him ,
If the case of the man be so with his wife ,
it is not good to marry .
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But he said unto them ,
All men cannot receive this saying ,
save they to whom it is given .
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For there are some eunuchs ,
which were so born from their mother '
s womb :
and there are some eunuchs ,
which were made eunuchs of men :
and there be eunuchs ,
which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven '
s sake .
He that is able to receive it ,
let him receive it .
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Then were there brought unto him little children ,
that he should put his hands on them ,
and pray :
and the disciples rebuked them .
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But Jesus said ,
Suffer little children ,
and forbid them not ,
to come unto me :
for of such is the kingdom of heaven .
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And he laid his hands on them ,
and departed thence .
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And ,
behold ,
one came and said unto him ,
Good Master ,
what good thing shall I do ,
that I may have eternal life ?
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And he said unto him ,
Why callest thou me good ?
there is none good but one ,
that is ,
God :
but if thou wilt enter into life ,
keep the commandments .
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He saith unto him ,
Which ?
Jesus said ,
Thou shalt do no murder ,
Thou shalt not commit adultery ,
Thou shalt not steal ,
Thou shalt not bear false witness ,
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Honour thy father and thy mother :
and ,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself .
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The young man saith unto him ,
All these things have I kept from my youth up :
what lack I yet ?
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Jesus said unto him ,
If thou wilt be perfect ,
go and sell that thou hast ,
and give to the poor ,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven :
and come and follow me .
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But when the young man heard that saying ,
he went away sorrowful :
for he had great possessions .
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Then said Jesus unto his disciples ,
Verily I say unto you ,
That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven .
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And again I say unto you ,
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle ,
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God .
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When his disciples heard it ,
they were exceedingly amazed ,
saying ,
Who then can be saved ?
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But Jesus beheld them ,
and said unto them ,
With men this is impossible ;
but with God all things are possible .
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Then answered Peter and said unto him ,
Behold ,
we have forsaken all ,
and followed thee ;
what shall we have therefore ?
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And Jesus said unto them ,
Verily I say unto you ,
That ye which have followed me ,
in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory ,
ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones ,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel .
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And every one that hath forsaken houses ,
or brethren ,
or sisters ,
or father ,
or mother ,
or wife ,
or children ,
or lands ,
for my name '
s sake ,
shall receive an hundredfold ,
and shall inherit everlasting life .
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But many that are first shall be last ;
and the last shall be first .