Dual Panel1Now when <3753> Jesus <2424> finished <5055> these <5128> sayings <3056>, he left <3332> Galilee <1056> and <2532> went <2064> to <1519> the region <3725> of Judea <2449> beyond <4008> the Jordan River <2446>.
2Large <4183> crowds <3793> followed <190> him <846>, and <2532> he healed <2323> them <846> there <1563>.
3Then <2532> some Pharisees <5330> came <4334> to him <846> in order to test <3985> him <846>. They asked <3004>, “Is <1487> it lawful <1832> to divorce <630> a wife <1135> for <2596> any <3956> cause <156>?”
4He answered <611> <2036>, “Have you <314> not <3756> read <314> that <3754> from <575> the beginning <746> the Creator <2936> made <4160> them <846> male <730> and <2532> female <2338>,
5and <2532> said <2036>, ‘For <1752> this <5127> reason <1752> a man <444> will leave <2641> his father <3962> and <2532> mother <3384> and <2532> will be united <2853> with his <846> wife <1135>, and <2532> the two <1417> will become <1510> one <1520> flesh <4561>’?
6So <5620> they are <1510> no longer <3765> two <1417>, but <235> one <1520> flesh <4561>. Therefore <3767> what God <2316> has joined together <4801>, let <5563> no <3361> one <444> separate <5563>.”
7They said <3004> to him <846>, “Why <5101> then <3767> did Moses <3475> command <1781> us to give <1325> a certificate <975> of dismissal <647> and <2532> to divorce <630> her?”
8Jesus said <3004> to them <846>, “Moses <3475> permitted <2010> you <5213> to divorce <630> your <5216> wives <1135> because of <4314> your <5216> hard hearts <4641>, but <1161> from <575> the beginning <746> it was <1096> not <3756> this way <3779>.
9Now I say <3004> to you <5213> that <3754> whoever <302> divorces <630> his <846> wife <1135>, except <3361> for <1909> immorality <4202>, and <2532> marries <1060> another <243> commits adultery <3429>.”
10The disciples <3101> said <3004> to him <846>, “If <1487> this <3779> is <1510> the case <156> of a husband <444> with <3326> a wife <1135>, it is better <4851> not <3756> to marry <1060>!”
11He said <2036> to them <846>, “Not <3756> everyone <3956> can accept <5562> this statement <3056>, except <235> those to whom <3739> it has been given <1325>.
12For <1063> there are <1510> some eunuchs <2135> who <3748> were that way <3779> from <1537> birth <3384> <1080>, and <2532> some who <3748> were made eunuchs <2134> eunuchs <2135> by <5259> others <444>, and <2532> some who <3748> became eunuchs <2134> for the sake <1223> of the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772>. The one who is able <1410> to accept <5562> this should accept <5562> it.”
13Then <5119> little children <3813> were brought <4374> to him <846> for <2443> him to lay <2007> his hands <5495> on them <846> and <2532> pray <4336>. But <1161> the disciples <3101> scolded <2008> those who brought them <846>.
14But <1161> Jesus <2424> said <2036>, “Let <863> the little children <3813> come <2064> to <4314> me <3165> and <2532> do <2967> not <3361> try to stop <2967> them <846>, for <1063> the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> belongs to such <5108> as these <1510>.”
15And <2532> he placed <2007> his hands <5495> on them <846> and went on <4198> his way <1564>.
16Now <2532> <2400> someone <1520> came up <4334> to him <846> and said <2036>, “Teacher <1320>, what <5101> good thing <18> must I do <4160> to gain <2192> eternal <166> life <2222>?”
17He said <2036> to him <846>, “Why <5101> do you ask <2065> me <3165> about <4012> what is good <18>? There is <1510> only one <1520> who is good <18>. But <1161> if <1487> you want <2309> to enter <1525> into <1519> life <2222>, keep <5083> the commandments <1785>.”
18“Which ones <4169>?” he asked <3004>. Jesus <2424> replied <5346>, “Do <5407> not <3756> murder <5407>, do <3431> not <3756> commit adultery <3431>, do <2813> not <3756> steal <2813>, do <5576> not <3756> give false testimony <5576>,
19honor <5091> your father <3962> and <2532> mother <3384>, and <2532> love <25> your <4675> neighbor <4139> as <5613> yourself <4572>.”
20The young man <3495> said <3004> to him <846>, “I have wholeheartedly obeyed <5442> all <3956> these <5023> laws. What <5101> do I <5302> still <2089> lack <5302>?”
21Jesus <2424> said <5346> to him <846>, “If <1487> you wish <2309> to be <1510> perfect <5046>, go <5217> sell <4453> your <4675> possessions <5224> and <2532> give <1325> the money to the poor <4434>, and <2532> you will have <2192> treasure <2344> in <1722> heaven <3772>. Then <2532> come <1204>, follow <190> me <3427>.”
22But <1161> when <191> the young man <3495> heard <191> this <5126> he went away <565> sorrowful <3076>, for <1063> he was <1510> very <4183> rich <2192> <2933>.
23Then Jesus <2424> said <2036> to his <846> disciples <3101>, “I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281>, it will be hard <1423> for a rich person <4145> to enter <1525> the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772>!
24Again <3825> I say <3004>, it is <1510> easier <2123> for a camel <2574> to go through <1223> the eye <5168> of a needle <4476> than <2228> for a rich person <4145> to enter <1525> into <1519> the kingdom <932> of God <2316>.”
25The disciples <3101> were <1605> greatly <4970> astonished <1605> when they heard <191> this and said <3004>, “Then <687> who <5101> can <1410> be saved <4982>?”
26Jesus <2424> looked at <1689> them <846> and replied <2036>, “This <5124> is <1510> impossible <102> for <3844> mere humans <444>, but <1161> for <3844> God <2316> all things <3956> are possible <1415>.”
27Then <5119> Peter <4074> said <2036> to him <846>, “Look <2400>, we <2249> have left <863> everything <3956> to follow <190> you <4671>! What <5101> then <687> will there be <1510> for us <2254>?”
28Jesus <2424> said <2036> to them <846>, “I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281>: In <1722> the age <3824> when <3752> all things are renewed, when the Son <5207> of Man <444> sits <2523> on <1909> his <846> glorious <1391> throne <2362>, you <5210> who have followed <190> me <3427> will <2521> also <5210> sit <2521> on <1909> twelve <1427> thrones <2362>, judging <2919> the twelve <1427> tribes <5443> of Israel <2474>.
29And <2532> whoever <3748> has left <863> houses <3614> or <2228> brothers <80> or <2228> sisters <79> or <2228> father <3962> or <2228> mother <3384> or <2228> children <5043> or <2228> fields <68> for <1752> my <1700> sake <3686> will receive <2983> a hundred times <4179> as much and <2532> will inherit <2816> eternal <166> life <2222>.
30But <1161> many <4183> who are first <4413> will be <1510> last <2078>, and <2532> the last <2078> first <4413>.