Matthew Chapter 19
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It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot
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discern the signs of the times.
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An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.
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And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread.
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And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread.
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And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?
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Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
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Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
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How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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Now when Jesus came into the parts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?
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And they said, Some
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say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
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He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?
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And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
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And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
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And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
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I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
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Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.
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From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
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And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee.
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But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.
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Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
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For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
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For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.
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Verily I say unto you, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
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And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
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and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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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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and great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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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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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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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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so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What thereforeGod has joined together, let not man separate.
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They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send [her] away?
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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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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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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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And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;
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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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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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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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and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.
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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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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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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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Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet?
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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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But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.
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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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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 ofGod.
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And when the disciples heard [it] they were exceedingly astonished, saying, Who then can be saved?
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But Jesus, looking on [them], said to them, With men this is impossible; but withGod all things are possible.
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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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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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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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But many first shall be last, and last first.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Et factum est, cum consumasset Iesus sermones istos, migravit a Galilæa, et venit in fines Iudææ trans Iordanem,
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et secutæ sunt eum turbæ multæ, et curavit eos ibi.
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Et accesserunt ad eum Pharisæi tentantes eum, et dicentes: Si licet homini dimittere uxorem suam, quacumque ex causa?
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Qui respondens, ait eis: Non legistis, quia qui fecit hominem ab initio, masculum, et feminam fecit eos? et dixit:
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Propter hoc dimittet homo patrem, et matrem, et adhærebit uxori suæ, et erunt duo in carne una.
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itaque iam non sunt duo, sed una caro. Quod ergo Deus coniunxit, homo non separet.
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Dicunt illi: Quid ergo Moyses mandavit dare libellum repudii, et dimittere?
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Ait illis: Quoniam Moyses ad duritiam cordis vestri permisit vobis dimittere uxores vestras: ab initio autem non fuit sic.
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Dico autem vobis, quia quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam, nisi ob fornicationem, et aliam duxerit, mœchatur: et qui dimissam duxerit, mœchatur.
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Dicunt ei discipuli eius: Si ita est causa hominis cum uxore, non expedit nubere.
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Qui dixit illis: Non omnes capiunt verbum istud, sed quibus datum est.
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Sunt enim eunuchi, qui de matris utero sic nati sunt: et sunt eunuchi, qui facti sunt ab hominibus: et sunt eunuchi, qui seipsos castraverunt propter regnum cælorum. Qui potest capere capiat.
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Tunc oblati sunt ei parvuli, ut manus eis imponeret, et oraret. Discipuli autem increpabant eos.
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Iesus vero ait eis: Sinite parvulos, et nolite eos prohibere ad me venire: talium est enim regnum cælorum.
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Et cum imposuisset eis manus, abiit inde.
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Et ecce unus accedens, ait illi: Magister bone, quid boni faciam ut habeam vitam æternam?
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Qui dixit ei: Quid me interrogas de bono? Unus est bonus, Deus. Si autem vis ad vitam ingredi, serva mandata.
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Dicit illi: Quæ? Iesus autem dixit: Non homicidium facies: Non adulterabis: Non facies furtum: Non falsum testimonium dices:
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Honora patrem tuum, et matrem tuam, et diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum.
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Dicit illi adolescens: Omnia hæc custodivi a iuventute mea, quid adhuc mihi deest?
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Ait illi Iesus: Si vis perfectus esse, vade, vende quæ habes, et da pauperibus, et habebis thesaurum in cælo: et veni, sequere me.
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Cum audisset autem adolescens verbum, abiit tristis: erat enim habens multas possessiones.
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Iesus autem dixit discipulis suis: Amen dico vobis, quia dives difficile intrabit in regnum cælorum.
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Et iterum dico vobis: Facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire, quam divitem intrare in regnum cælorum.
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Auditis autem his, discipuli mirabantur valde, dicentes: Quis ergo poterit salvus esse?
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Aspiciens autem Iesus, dixit illis: Apud homines hoc impossibile est: apud Deum autem omnia possibilia sunt.
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Tunc respondens Petrus, dixit ei: Ecce nos reliquimus omnia, et secuti sumus te: quid ergo erit nobis?
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Iesus autem dixit illis: Amen dico vobis, quod vos, qui secuti estis me, in regeneratione cum sederit filius hominis in sede maiestatis suæ, sedebitis et vos super sedes duodecim, iudicantes duodecim tribus Israel.
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Et omnis, qui reliquerit domum, vel fratres, aut sorores, aut patrem, aut matrem, aut uxorem, aut filios, aut agros propter nomen meum, centuplum accipiet, et vitam æternam possidebit.
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Multi autem erunt primi novissimi, et novissimi primi.
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When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
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Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
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Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
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He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
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and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh’?
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So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
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They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?”
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He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
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I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”
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His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
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But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
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For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”
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Then little children were brought to him that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
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But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
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He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.
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Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
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He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
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He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’
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‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
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The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”
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Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
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But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
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Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.
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Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
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When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
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Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
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Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”
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Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
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But many will be last who are first, and first who are last.
wh1881 (wh1881) - Westcott-Hort Greek NT 1881 eBible USFM
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και εγενετο οτε ετελεσεν ο ιησους τους λογους τουτους μετηρεν απο της γαλιλαιας και ηλθεν εις τα ορια της ιουδαιας περαν του ιορδανου
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και ηκολουθησαν αυτω οχλοι πολλοι και εθεραπευσεν αυτους εκει
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και προσηλθαν αυτω φαρισαιοι πειραζοντες αυτον και λεγοντες ει εξεστιν απολυσαι την γυναικα αυτου κατα πασαν αιτιαν
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ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν ουκ ανεγνωτε οτι ο κτισας απ αρχης αρσεν και θηλυ εποιησεν αυτους
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και ειπεν ενεκα τουτου καταλειψει ανθρωπος τον πατερα και την μητερα και κολληθησεται τη γυναικι αυτου και εσονται οι δυο εις σαρκα μιαν
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ωστε ουκετι εισιν δυο αλλα σαρξ μια ο ουν ο θεος συνεζευξεν ανθρωπος μη χωριζετω
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λεγουσιν αυτω τι ουν μωυσης ενετειλατο δουναι βιβλιον αποστασιου και απολυσαι
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λεγει αυτοις οτι μωυσης προς την σκληροκαρδιαν υμων επετρεψεν υμιν απολυσαι τας γυναικας υμων απ αρχης δε ου γεγονεν ουτως
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λεγω δε υμιν οτι ος αν απολυση την γυναικα αυτου μη επι πορνεια και γαμηση αλλην μοιχαται
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λεγουσιν αυτω οι μαθηται ει ουτως εστιν η αιτια του ανθρωπου μετα της γυναικος ου συμφερει γαμησαι
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ο δε ειπεν αυτοις ου παντες χωρουσιν τον λογον αλλ οις δεδοται
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εισιν γαρ ευνουχοι οιτινες εκ κοιλιας μητρος εγεννηθησαν ουτως και εισιν ευνουχοι οιτινες ευνουχισθησαν υπο των ανθρωπων και εισιν ευνουχοι οιτινες ευνουχισαν εαυτους δια την βασιλειαν των ουρανων ο δυναμενος χωρειν χωρειτω
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τοτε προσηνεχθησαν αυτω παιδια ινα τας χειρας επιθη αυτοις και προσευξηται οι δε μαθηται επετιμησαν αυτοις
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ο δε ιησους ειπεν αφετε τα παιδια και μη κωλυετε αυτα ελθειν προς με των γαρ τοιουτων εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων
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και επιθεις τας χειρας αυτοις επορευθη εκειθεν
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και ιδου εις προσελθων αυτω ειπεν διδασκαλε τι αγαθον ποιησω ινα σχω ζωην αιωνιον
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ο δε ειπεν αυτω τι με ερωτας περι του αγαθου εις εστιν ο αγαθος ει δε θελεις εις την ζωην εισελθειν τηρει τας εντολας
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λεγει αυτω ποιας ο δε ιησους εφη το ου φονευσεις ου μοιχευσεις ου κλεψεις ου ψευδομαρτυρησεις
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τιμα τον πατερα και την μητερα και αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον
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λεγει αυτω ο νεανισκος ταυτα παντα εφυλαξα τι ετι υστερω
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εφη αυτω ο ιησους ει θελεις τελειος ειναι υπαγε πωλησον σου τα υπαρχοντα και δος [τοις] πτωχοις και εξεις θησαυρον εν ουρανοις και δευρο ακολουθει μοι
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ακουσας δε ο νεανισκος τον λογον [τουτον] απηλθεν λυπουμενος ην γαρ εχων κτηματα πολλα
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ο δε ιησους ειπεν τοις μαθηταις αυτου αμην λεγω υμιν οτι πλουσιος δυσκολως εισελευσεται εις την βασιλειαν των ουρανων
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παλιν δε λεγω υμιν ευκοπωτερον εστιν καμηλον δια τρηματος ραφιδος εισελθειν η πλουσιον εις την βασιλειαν του θεου
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ακουσαντες δε οι μαθηται εξεπλησσοντο σφοδρα λεγοντες τις αρα δυναται σωθηναι
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εμβλεψας δε ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις παρα ανθρωποις τουτο αδυνατον εστιν παρα δε θεω παντα δυνατα
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τοτε αποκριθεις ο πετρος ειπεν αυτω ιδου ημεις αφηκαμεν παντα και ηκολουθησαμεν σοι τι αρα εσται ημιν
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ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτοις αμην λεγω υμιν οτι υμεις οι ακολουθησαντες μοι εν τη παλιγγενεσια οταν καθιση ο υιος του ανθρωπου επι θρονου δοξης αυτου καθησεσθε και υμεις επι δωδεκα θρονους κρινοντες τας δωδεκα φυλας του ισραηλ
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και πας οστις αφηκεν οικιας η αδελφους η αδελφας η πατερα η μητερα η τεκνα η αγρους ενεκεν του εμου ονοματος πολλαπλασιονα λημψεται και ζωην αιωνιον κληρονομησει
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πολλοι δε εσονται πρωτοι εσχατοι και εσχατοι πρωτοι
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And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, he removed from Galilee, and did come to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan,
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and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
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And the Pharisees came near to him, tempting him, and saying to him, `Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?'
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And he answering said to them, `Did ye not read, that He who made <FI>them<Fi> , from the beginning a male and a female made them,
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and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be--the two--for one flesh?
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so that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'
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They say to him, `Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'
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He saith to them--`Moses for your stiffness of heart did suffer you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it hath not been so.
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`And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'
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His disciples say to him, `If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'
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And he said to them, `All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;
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for there are eunuchs who from the mother's womb were so born; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who kept themselves eunuchs because of the reign of the heavens: he who is able to receive <FI> it<Fi> --let him receive.'
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Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.
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But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'
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and having laid on them <FI>his<Fi> hands, he departed thence.
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And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'
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And he said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one <FI>is<Fi> good except One--God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'
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He saith to him, `What kind?' 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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honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'
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The young man saith to him, `All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'
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Jesus said to him, `If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'
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And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;
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and Jesus said to his disciples, `Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;
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and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'
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And his disciples having heard, were amazed exceedingly, saying, `Who, then, is able to be saved?'
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And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'
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Then Peter answering said to him, `Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'
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And Jesus said to them, `Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit--ye also--upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;
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and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;
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and many first shall be last, and last first.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).