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Matthew 19

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1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. 2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?’ 4 ‘Haven’t you read,’ he replied, ‘that at the beginning the Creator “made them male and female,” (Ge 1:27) 5 and said, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh”? (Ge 2:24) 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no-one separate.’ 7 ‘Why then,’ they asked, ‘did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?’ 8 Jesus replied, ‘Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.’ 10 The disciples said to him, ‘If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.’ 11 Jesus replied, ‘Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others – and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.’ 13 Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. 14 Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ 15 When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there. 16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, ‘Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?’ 17 ‘Why do you ask me about what is good?’ Jesus replied. ‘There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.’ 18 ‘Which ones?’ he enquired. Jesus replied, ‘ “You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honour your father and mother,”[1] and “love your neighbour as yourself.” ’ (Ex 20:12; Le 19:18; De 5:16) 20 ‘All these I have kept,’ the young man said. ‘What do I still lack?’ 21 Jesus answered, ‘If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’ 22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. 23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, ‘Who then can be saved?’ 26 Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’ 27 Peter answered him, ‘We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?’ 28 Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[2] or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first. 

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Matthew 19

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1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And 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. 10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. 13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. 16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? 21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. 23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. 27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And every one that hath forsaken 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. 30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. 

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Matthew 19

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1 Nachdem Jesus das alles gesagt hatte, verließ er Galiläa und kam in das Gebiet von Judäa östlich des Jordan. (Mr 10:1; Lu 16:18) 2 Eine große Menschenmenge folgte ihm dorthin, und er heilte ihre Kranken. 3 Da kamen einige Pharisäer zu Jesus, weil sie ihm eine Falle stellen wollten. Sie fragten ihn: »Darf sich ein Mann von seiner Frau aus jedem beliebigen Grund scheiden lassen?« 4 Jesus antwortete: »Habt ihr denn nicht gelesen, was in der Heiligen Schrift steht? Da heißt es doch, dass Gott am Anfang die Menschen als Mann und Frau schuf 5 und sagte: ›Ein Mann verlässt seine Eltern und verbindet sich so eng mit seiner Frau, dass die beiden eins sind mit Leib und Seele.‹ (Ge 2:24) 6 Sie sind also eins und nicht länger zwei voneinander getrennte Menschen. Und was Gott zusammengefügt hat, das soll der Mensch nicht scheiden.« 7 »Doch weshalb«, fragten sie weiter, »hat Mose dann vorgeschrieben, dass der Mann seiner Frau eine Scheidungsurkunde geben soll, wenn er sie wegschicken will?«[1] (De 24:1) 8 Jesus antwortete: »Mose erlaubte es, dass ihr euch von euren Frauen scheiden lasst, weil er euer hartes Herz kannte. Am Anfang ist es jedoch anders gewesen. 9 Ich sage euch: Wer sich von seiner Frau trennt und eine andere heiratet, der begeht Ehebruch, es sei denn, seine Frau hat ihn betrogen[2].« 10 Da sagten die Jünger zu Jesus: »Wenn das mit der Ehe so ist, dann heiratet man besser gar nicht!« 11 Jesus antwortete: »Nicht jeder kann begreifen, was ich jetzt sage, sondern nur die, denen Gott das Verständnis dafür gibt. 12 Manche sind von Geburt an zur Ehe unfähig[3]; andere werden es durch menschlichen Eingriff. Und es gibt Menschen, die verzichten von sich aus auf die Ehe, um sich Gottes himmlischem Reich ganz zur Verfügung zu stellen. Wer das begreift, der richte sich danach!« 13 Eines Tages brachte man Kinder zu Jesus, damit er ihnen die Hände auflegte und für sie betete. Aber die Jünger fuhren sie an und wollten sie wegschicken. (Mr 10:13; Lu 18:15) 14 Doch Jesus sagte: »Lasst die Kinder zu mir kommen und haltet sie nicht zurück, denn Menschen wie ihnen gehört Gottes himmlisches Reich.« 15 Er legte ihnen die Hände auf und segnete sie. Danach zog er weiter. 16 Ein junger Mann kam mit der Frage zu Jesus: »Lehrer, was muss ich Gutes tun, um das ewige Leben zu bekommen?« (Mr 10:17; Lu 18:18) 17 Jesus entgegnete: »Wieso fragst du mich nach dem Guten? Es gibt nur einen, der gut ist, und das ist Gott. Wenn du den Weg gehen willst, der zum Leben führt, dann befolge seine Gebote.« 18 »Welche denn?«, fragte der Mann, und Jesus antwortete: »Du sollst nicht töten! Du sollst nicht die Ehe brechen! Du sollst nicht stehlen! Sag nichts Unwahres über deinen Mitmenschen! 19 Ehre deinen Vater und deine Mutter, und liebe deinen Mitmenschen wie dich selbst.« (Ex 20:12; Le 19:18) 20 »An all das habe ich mich gehalten. Was fehlt mir noch?«, wollte der junge Mann wissen. 21 Jesus antwortete: »Wenn du vollkommen sein willst, dann geh, verkaufe alles, was du hast, und gib das Geld den Armen. Damit wirst du im Himmel einen Reichtum gewinnen, der niemals verloren geht. Und dann komm und folge mir nach!« 22 Als der junge Mann das hörte, ging er traurig weg, denn er besaß ein großes Vermögen. 23 Da sagte Jesus zu seinen Jüngern: »Ich versichere euch: Ein Reicher hat es sehr schwer, in Gottes himmlisches Reich zu kommen. 24 Ja, eher geht ein Kamel durch ein Nadelöhr, als dass ein Reicher in Gottes Reich kommt.« 25 Darüber waren die Jünger entsetzt und fragten: »Wer kann dann überhaupt gerettet werden?« 26 Jesus sah sie an und sagte: »Für Menschen ist es unmöglich, aber für Gott ist alles möglich!« 27 Jetzt fragte Petrus: »Aber wie ist es nun mit uns? Wir haben doch alles aufgegeben und sind mit dir gegangen. Was werden wir dafür bekommen?« 28 Jesus antwortete: »Ich versichere euch: Wenn Gott die Welt neu macht und der Menschensohn in all seiner Herrlichkeit auf dem Thron sitzen wird, dann werdet ihr ebenfalls auf zwölf Thronen sitzen und die zwölf Stämme Israels richten, weil ihr mir nachgefolgt seid. 29 Jeder, der sein Haus, seine Geschwister, seine Eltern, seine Kinder oder seinen Besitz zurücklässt, um mir zu folgen, wird dies alles hundertfach zurückerhalten und das ewige Leben empfangen. 30 Viele, die jetzt einen großen Namen haben, werden dann unbedeutend sein. Und andere, die heute die Letzten sind, werden dort zu den Ersten gehören.« 

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