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| Chapter 19 | |
| 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 1Jordan;
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| 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 1he which made them at the beginning made them male and 
female,
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| 5 | And said, 
1For 
this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife:
and they twain shall be one flesh?
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| 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 
1give a writing of divorcement, and to 2put her away?
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| 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 1put 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.
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| 10 | His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his 
wife, it is not good to 1marry.
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| 11 | But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they 
to whom it is 1given.
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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 1eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is 
able to receive it, let him receive it.
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| 13 | Then were there brought unto him little children, that 
he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples 1rebuked them.
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| 14 | But Jesus said, Suffer 
little 1children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the 
kingdom of heaven.
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| 15 | And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. | 
| 16 | And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good 
1Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
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| 17 | And he said unto him, Why callest 
thou me good? there is 1none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter
into life, keep the commandments.
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| 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 
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| 19 | 1Honour thy 
father and thy mother: and, 
2Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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| 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 1sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt
have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
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| 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 1rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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| 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? | 
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But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but 
with God 1all things are possible.
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| 27 | Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have 1forsaken 
all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
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| 28 | And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say 
unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the 1regeneration when the Son of 
man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve
thrones, 2judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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| 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 1first 
shall be last; and the last shall be first.
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