Matthew 19

19^*And it came to pass, ^athat when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from ^bGalilee, and came ^cinto the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; ^2dAnd great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. ³The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man ^eto put away his wife for every cause? ⁴And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that ^fhe which made them at the beginning made them male and female, ⁵And said, ^gFor this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and ^hthey twain shall be one flesh? ⁶Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. ⁷They say unto him, ⁱWhy did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? ⁸He saith unto them, Moses because of the ^khardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. ^9lAnd 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. ¹⁰His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, ^mit is not good to marry. ¹¹But he said unto them, ⁿAll men cannot ^oreceive this saying, ^psave they to whom ^qit is given. ¹²For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, ^rwhich were made eunuchs of men: and ^sthere be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to ^oreceive it, let him receive it.

^13tThen were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for ^uof such is the kingdom of heaven. ¹⁵And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

¹⁶And, behold, ^xone came and said unto him, Good ^yMaster, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? ¹⁷And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but ^zif thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. ¹⁸He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, ^aThou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, ^19bHonour thy father and thy mother: and, ^cThou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ²⁰The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? ²¹Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be ^dperfect, ^ego and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and ^fthou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. ²²But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

²³Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That ^ga rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴And ^hagain I say unto you, It is easier for a ⁱcamel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁵When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? ²⁶But Jesus ^kbeheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but ^lwith God all things are possible.

²⁷Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have ^mforsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? ²⁸And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the ⁿregeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ^oye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, ^opjudging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹And every one that hath ^mforsaken 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. ³⁰But many that are ^qfirst shall be last; and the ^rlast shall be first.