1 ¶ And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judaea beyond the Jordan;

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, he withdrew from Galilee, and came to the coasts of Judaea beyond the Jordan;

2 a nd a great multitude followed him, and he healed them there.

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

3 ¶ Then the Pharisees came unto him, tempting him and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for any cause?

And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

4 A nd he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female?

But he answering said, Have ye not read that he who made, from the beginning made them male and female,

5 A nd said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.

and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?

6 T herefore they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

7 T hey say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a bill of divorce and to put her away?

They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send away?

8 H e said 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.

He says to them, Moses, in view of your hardheartedness, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not thus.

9 A nd I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication and shall marry another, commits adultery, and whosoever marries her that is put away commits adultery.

But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, not for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries one put away commits adultery.

10 H is disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.

His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

11 B ut he said unto them, Everyone cannot receive this word, except those unto whom it is given.

And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;

12 F or there are some eunuchs who were so born from their mother’s womb; and there are some eunuchs who were made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs because of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive, let him receive.

13 ¶ Then were there brought unto him little children that he should put his hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.

Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.

14 B ut Jesus said, Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such:

15 A nd he laid his hands on them and departed from there.

and having laid his hands upon them, he 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?

And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?

17 A nd he said unto him, Why dost thou call me good? There is none good but one, that is, God, but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.

18 H e said unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt not murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

19 H onour thy father and thy mother, and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

20 T he young man said unto him, All these things I have kept from my youth up; what do I lack?

The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet?

21 J esus said unto him, If thou desire to be perfect, go and sell what thou hast and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.

Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

22 B ut when the young man heard that word, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.

23 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is difficult that a rich man shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;

24 A nd again I say unto you, It is easier to put a cable through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

and again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to enter a needle's eye than a rich man into the kingdom of God.

25 B ut his disciples hearing these things were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

And when the disciples heard they were exceedingly astonished, saying, Who then can be saved?

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

But Jesus, looking on, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

27 T hen Peter answered and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee; what then shall happen to us?

28 A nd Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who 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, to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

And Jesus said to them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit down upon his throne of glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

29 A nd every one that has forsaken houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my name’s sake shall receive a hundredfold and shall inherit eternal life.

And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.

30 B ut many that are first shall be last, and many of the last shall be first.

But many first shall be last, and last first.