1 N ow when Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the part of Judea that is beyond the Jordan;

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,

2 A nd great throngs accompanied Him, and He cured them there.

and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

3 A nd Pharisees came to Him and put Him to the test by asking, Is it lawful and right to dismiss and repudiate and divorce one’s wife for any and every cause?

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?'

4 H e replied, Have you never read that He Who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

And he answering said to them, `Did ye not read, that He who made, from the beginning a male and a female made them,

5 A nd said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united firmly (joined inseparably) to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?

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?

6 S o they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder (separate).

so that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'

7 T hey said to Him, Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce and thus to dismiss and repudiate a wife?

They say to him, `Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

8 H e said to them, Because of the hardness (stubbornness and perversity) of your hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss and repudiate and divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so.

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.

9 I say to you: whoever dismisses (repudiates, divorces) his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

`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.'

10 T he disciples said to Him, If the case of a man with his wife is like this, it is neither profitable nor advisable to marry.

His disciples say to him, `If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'

11 B ut He said to them, Not all men can accept this saying, but it is for those to whom it has been given.

And he said to them, `All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;

12 F or there are eunuchs who have been born incapable of marriage; and there are eunuchs who have been made so by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves incapable of marriage for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let him who is able to accept this accept it.

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 -- let him receive.'

13 T hen little children were brought to Jesus, that He might put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.

14 B ut He said, Leave the children alone! Allow the little ones to come to Me, and do not forbid or restrain or hinder them, for of such is the kingdom of heaven composed.

But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

15 A nd He put His hands upon them, and then went on His way.

and having laid on them hands, he departed thence.

16 A nd behold, there came a man up to Him, saying, Teacher, what excellent and perfectly and essentially good deed must I do to possess eternal life?

And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

17 A nd He said to him, Why do you ask Me about the perfectly and essentially good? There is only One Who is good —God. If you would enter into the Life, you must continually keep the commandments.

And he said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one good except One -- God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.'

18 H e said to Him, What sort of commandments? And Jesus answered, You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

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,

19 H onor your father and your mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'

20 T he young man said, I have observed all these from my youth; what still do I lack?

The young man saith to him, `All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'

21 J esus answered him, If you would be perfect '> have that spiritual maturity which accompanies self-sacrificing character], go and sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; and come, be My disciple.

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.'

22 B ut when the young man heard this, he went away sad (grieved and in much distress), for he had great possessions.

And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;

23 A nd Jesus said to His disciples, Truly I say to you, it will be difficult for a rich man to get into the kingdom of heaven.

and Jesus said to his disciples, `Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;

24 A gain I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go into the kingdom of heaven.

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.'

25 W hen the disciples heard this, they were utterly puzzled (astonished, bewildered), saying, Who then can be saved '> from eternal death]?

And his disciples having heard, were amazed exceedingly, saying, `Who, then, is able to be saved?'

26 B ut Jesus looked at them and said, With men this is impossible, but all things are possible with God.

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

27 T hen Peter answered Him, saying, Behold, we have left all and have become Your disciples. What then shall we receive?

Then Peter answering said to him, `Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'

28 J esus said to them, Truly I say to you, in the new age '> Messianic rebirth of the world], when the Son of Man shall sit down on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

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;

29 A nd anyone 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 many times more and will inherit eternal life.

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;

30 B ut many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

and many first shall be last, and last first.