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Matthew - ch 19 v 1 - 20
- 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;
- and great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
- And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
- But he answering said to them, Have ye not read that he who made them, from the beginning made them male and female,
- 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?
- so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
- They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send her away?
- 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.
- 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.
- His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
- And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;
- 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.
- Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
- But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such:
- and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.
- And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?
- And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
- 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,
- Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet?
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