1 Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away fromnch. 17:24 Galilee andoFor ver. 1-9, see Mark 10:1-12 enteredpLuke 9:51; 17:11; John 10:40; [ch. 4:25] the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 Andqch. 12:15 large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3 And Pharisees came up to him andrJohn 8:6 tested him by asking,sch. 5:31 “Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause? ” 4 He answered, tGen. 1:27; 2:18, 21-23; 5:2; [ch. 21:16] “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said,uEph. 5:31; Cited from Gen. 2:24 ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, andv1 Cor. 6:16; [Mal. 2:15] they shall become one flesh ’? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh.w1 Cor. 7:10 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. ” 7 They said to him,xDeut. 24:1-4 “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away? ” 8 He said to them, “Because of youryMark 16:14; [Mark 3:5; 6:52; Heb. 3:8] hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 zSee ch. 5:32 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery. ”
10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry. ” 11 But he said to them, a1 Cor. 7:2, 7-9, 17 “Not everyone can receive this saying, but onlyb[ch. 20:23] those tocch. 13:11 whom it is given. 12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchsd[1 Cor. 7:32] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it. ”
13 eFor ver. 13-15, see Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17 Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciplesfMark 10:48 rebuked the people, 14 but Jesus said, gch. 18:3 “Let the little childrenh[Mark 9:39] come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven. ” 15 And he laid his hands on them and went away.
16 iFor ver. 16-29, see Mark 10:17-30; Luke 18:18-30; [Luke 10:25-28] And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do toj[ver. 29] havekch. 25:46; [ch. 18:8] eternal life? ” 17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good.lLev. 18:5; Neh. 9:29; Ezek. 20:11, 13, 21; Rom. 10:5; Gal. 3:12 If you would enter life, keep the commandments. ” 18 He said to him, “Which ones? ” And Jesus said, mRom. 13:9; Cited from Ex. 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20; [ch. 5:21, 27] “You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, 19 Honor your father and mother, and,nch. 5:43; 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Gal. 5:14; James 2:8; Cited from Lev. 19:18 You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ” 20 The young man said to him,o[Phil. 3:6] “All these I have kept. What do I still lack? ” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you would bepSee ch. 5:48 perfect, go,qLuke 12:33; [Luke 16:9; 19:8; Acts 2:45; 4:34, 35; 1 Tim. 6:18, 19] sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will haverch. 6:19, 20 treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. ” 22 s[Ezek. 33:31] When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you,t[1 Cor. 1:26]; See ch. 13:22 only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 u[Mark 10:24] Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to entervSee ch. 12:28 the kingdom of God. ” 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved? ” 26 But JesuswMark 10:21; Luke 22:61 looked at them and said, xGen. 18:14; Job 42:2; Jer. 32:17, 27; Zech. 8:6; Mark 14:36; Luke 1:37 “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. ” 27 Then Peter said in reply, “See,ych. 4:20, 22; Mark 1:18, 20 we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have? ” 28 Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world,zSee ch. 16:27 when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed meaLuke 22:30; Rev. 3:21 will also sit on twelve thrones,b[1 Cor. 6:2] judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 c[Luke 14:26] And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and willd[ver. 16]; See ch. 25:34 inherit eternal life. 30 Butech. 20:16; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30 many who aref[ch. 21:31, 32] first will be last, and the last first.