1 W hen Jesus had finished talking, He went from the country of Galilee. He came to the part of the country of Judea which is on the other side of the Jordan River.

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 M any people followed Him and He healed them there.

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

3 T he proud religious law-keepers came to Jesus. They tried to trap Him by saying, “Does the Law say a man can divorce his wife for any reason?”

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 H e said to them, “Have you not read that He Who made them in the first place made them man and woman?

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

5 I t says, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will live with his wife. The two will become one.’

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 S o they are no longer two but one. Let no man divide what God has put together.”

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

7 T he proud religious law-keepers said to Jesus, “Then why did the Law of Moses allow a man to divorce his wife if he put it down in writing and gave it to her?”

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

8 J esus said to them, “Because of your hard hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives. It was not like that from the beginning.

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 to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sex sins, and marries another, is guilty of sex sins in marriage. Whoever marries her that is divorced is guilty of sex sins in marriage.”

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 followers said to Him, “If that is the way of a man with his wife, it is better not to be married.”

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 Jesus said to them, “Not all men are able to do this, but only those to whom it has been 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 men who from birth will never be able to have children. There are some men who have been made so by men. There are some men who have had themselves made that way because of the holy nation of heaven. The one who is able to do this, let him do it.” Jesus Gives Thanks for Little Children

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 T hen little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray for them. The followers spoke sharp words to 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, “Let the little children come to Me. Do not stop them. The holy nation of heaven is made up of ones like these.”

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 H e put His hands on them and went away. Jesus Teaches about Keeping the Law

and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.

16 A man came to Jesus and asked, “Good Teacher, what good work must I do to have life that lasts forever?”

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

17 J esus said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One Who is good. If you want to have life that lasts forever, you must obey the Laws.”

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 T he man said to Him, “What kind of laws?” Jesus said, “You must not kill another person. You must not be guilty of sex sins. You must not steal. You must not lie.

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 S how respect to your father and your mother. And love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

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

20 T he young man said to Jesus, “I have obeyed all these Laws. What more should I do?”

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

21 J esus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to poor people. Then you will have riches in heaven. 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 W hen the young man heard these words, he went away sad for he had many riches. The Danger of Riches

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

23 J esus said to His followers, “For sure, I tell you, it will be hard for a rich man to get into the holy nation of heaven.

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 gain I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the holy nation of heaven.”

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 W hen His followers heard this, they could not understand it. They said, “Then who can be saved from the punishment of sin?”

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

26 J esus looked at them and said, “This cannot be done by men. But with God all things can be done.”

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

27 T hen Peter said to Him, “We have given up everything and have followed You. Then what will we have?”

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

28 J esus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, when all the earth will be new and the Son of Man will sit on His throne in His shining-greatness, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, and judge the twelve family groups of the Jewish nation.

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 E veryone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands because of Me, will get a hundred times more. And you will get life that lasts forever.

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 M any who are first will be last. Many who are last will be first.

But many first shall be last, and last first.