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Matthew 19 (WEBP)

[1] When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
[2] Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
[3] Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
[4] He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
[5] and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh’?
[6] So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
[7] They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?”
[8] He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
[9] I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”
[10] His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
[11] But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
[12] For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”
[13] Then little children were brought to him that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
[14] But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
[15] He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.
[16] Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
[17] He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
[18] He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’
[19] ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
[20] The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”
[21] Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
[22] But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
[23] Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.
[24] Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
[25] When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
[26] Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
[27] Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”
[28] Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
[29] Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.
[30] But many will be last who are first, and first who are last.

Matthew 19:4
Matthew 19:5
Matthew 19:17 So MT and TR. NU reads “Why do you ask me about what is good?”
Matthew 19:19a ;
Matthew 19:19b

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Matthew 19 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, () that when Jesus had finished () these sayings, he departed () from Galilee, and came () into the coasts of Judæa 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.

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Matthew 19 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ὅτε () ἐτέλεσεν () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () τοὺς () λόγους () τούτους, () μετῆρεν () ἀπὸ () τῆς () Γαλιλαίας, () καὶ () ἦλθεν () εἰς () τὰ () ὅρια () τῆς () Ἰουδαίας () πέραν () τοῦ () Ἰορδάνου. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἠκολούθησαν () αὐτῷ () ὄχλοι () πολλοί, () καὶ () ἐθεράπευσεν () αὐτοὺς () ἐκεῖ. ()
[3] Καὶ () προσῆλθον () αὐτῷ () οἱ () Φαρισαῖοι () πειράζοντες () αὐτόν, () καὶ () λέγοντες () αὐτῷ, () Εἰ () ἔξεστιν () ἀνθρώπῳ () ἀπολῦσαι () τὴν () γυναῖκα () αὐτοῦ () κατὰ () πᾶσαν () αἰτίαν; ()
[4] Ὁ () δὲ () ἀποκριθεὶς () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς, () Οὐκ () ἀνέγνωτε () ὅτι () ὁ () ποιήσας () ἀπ’ () ἀρχῆς () ἄρσεν () καὶ () θῆλυ () ἐποίησεν () αὐτούς, ()
[5] καὶ () εἶπεν, () Ἕνεκεν () τούτου () καταλείψει () ἄνθρωπος () τὸν () πατέρα () καὶ () τὴν () μητέρα, () καὶ () προσκολληθήσεται () τῇ () γυναικὶ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἔσονται () οἱ () δύο () εἰς () σάρκα () μίαν; ()
[6] Ὥστε () οὐκέτι () εἰσὶν () δύο, () ἀλλὰ () σὰρξ () μία. () Ὃ () οὖν () ὁ () θεὸς () συνέζευξεν, () ἄνθρωπος () μὴ () χωριζέτω. ()
[7] Λέγουσιν () αὐτῷ, () Τί () οὖν () Μωσῆς () ἐνετείλατο () δοῦναι () βιβλίον () ἀποστασίου, () καὶ () ἀπολῦσαι () αὐτήν; ()
[8] Λέγει () αὐτοῖς () ὅτι () Μωσῆς () πρὸς () τὴν () σκληροκαρδίαν () ὑμῶν () ἐπέτρεψεν () ὑμῖν () ἀπολῦσαι () τὰς () γυναῖκας () ὑμῶν· () ἀπ’ () ἀρχῆς () δὲ () οὐ () γέγονεν () οὕτως. ()
[9] Λέγω () δὲ () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () ὃς () ἂν () ἀπολύσῃ () τὴν () γυναῖκα () αὐτοῦ, () μὴ () ἐπὶ () πορνείᾳ, () καὶ () γαμήσῃ () ἄλλην, () μοιχᾶται· () καὶ () ὁ () ἀπολελυμένην () γαμήσας () μοιχᾶται. ()
[10] Λέγουσιν () αὐτῷ () οἱ () μαθηταὶ () αὐτοῦ, () Εἰ () οὕτως () ἐστὶν () ἡ () αἰτία () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου () μετὰ () τῆς () γυναικός, () οὐ () συμφέρει () γαμῆσαι. ()
[11] Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς, () Οὐ () πάντες () χωροῦσιν () τὸν () λόγον () τοῦτον, () ἀλλ’ () οἷς () δέδοται. ()
[12] Εἰσὶν () γὰρ () εὐνοῦχοι, () οἵτινες () ἐκ () κοιλίας () μητρὸς () ἐγεννήθησαν () οὕτως· () καί () εἰσιν () εὐνοῦχοι, () οἵτινες () εὐνουχίσθησαν () ὑπὸ () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων· () καί () εἰσιν () εὐνοῦχοι, () οἵτινες () εὐνούχισαν () ἑαυτοὺς () διὰ () τὴν () βασιλείαν () τῶν () οὐρανῶν. () Ὁ () δυνάμενος () χωρεῖν () χωρείτω. ()
[13] Τότε () προσηνέχθη () αὐτῷ () παιδία, () ἵνα () τὰς () χεῖρας () ἐπιθῇ () αὐτοῖς, () καὶ () προσεύξηται· () οἱ () δὲ () μαθηταὶ () ἐπετίμησαν () αὐτοῖς. ()
[14] Ὁ () δὲ () Ἰησοῦς () εἶπεν, () Ἄφετε () τὰ () παιδία, () καὶ () μὴ () κωλύετε () αὐτὰ () ἐλθεῖν () πρός () με· () τῶν () γὰρ () τοιούτων () ἐστὶν () ἡ () βασιλεία () τῶν () οὐρανῶν. ()
[15] Καὶ () ἐπιθεὶς () αὐτοῖς () τὰς () χεῖρας, () ἐπορεύθη () ἐκεῖθεν. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἰδού, () εἷς () προσελθὼν () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Διδάσκαλε () ἀγαθέ, () τί () ἀγαθὸν () ποιήσω, () ἵνα () ἔχω () ζωὴν () αἰώνιον; ()
[17] Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Τί () με () λέγεις () ἀγαθόν; () Οὐδεὶς () ἀγαθός, () εἰ () μὴ () εἷς, () ὁ () θεός. () Εἰ () δὲ () θέλεις () εἰσελθεῖν () εἰς () τὴν () ζωήν, () τήρησον () τὰς () ἐντολάς. ()
[18] Λέγει () αὐτῷ, () Ποίας; () Ὁ () δὲ () Ἰησοῦς () εἶπεν, () Τὸ () Οὐ () φονεύσεις· () οὐ () μοιχεύσεις· () οὐ () κλέψεις· () οὐ () ψευδομαρτυρήσεις· ()
[19] τίμα () τὸν () πατέρα () καὶ () τὴν () μητέρα· () καί, () ἀγαπήσεις () τὸν () πλησίον () σου () ὡς () σεαυτόν. ()
[20] Λέγει () αὐτῷ () ὁ () νεανίσκος, () Πάντα () ταῦτα () ἐφυλαξάμην () ἐκ () νεότητός () μου· () τί () ἔτι () ὑστερῶ; ()
[21] Ἔφη () αὐτῷ () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς, () Εἰ () θέλεις () τέλειος () εἶναι, () ὕπαγε, () πώλησόν () σου () τὰ () ὑπάρχοντα () καὶ () δὸς () πτωχοῖς, () καὶ () ἕξεις () θησαυρὸν () ἐν () οὐρανῷ· () καὶ () δεῦρο, () ἀκολούθει () μοι. ()
[22] Ἀκούσας () δὲ () ὁ () νεανίσκος () τὸν () λόγον () ἀπῆλθεν () λυπούμενος· () ἦν () γὰρ () ἔχων () κτήματα () πολλά. ()
[23] Ὁ () δὲ () Ἰησοῦς () εἶπεν () τοῖς () μαθηταῖς () αὐτοῦ, () Ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () δυσκόλως () πλούσιος () εἰσελεύσεται () εἰς () τὴν () βασιλείαν () τῶν () οὐρανῶν. ()
[24] Πάλιν () δὲ () λέγω () ὑμῖν, () εὐκοπώτερόν () ἐστιν () κάμηλον () διὰ () τρυπήματος () ῥαφίδος () διελθεῖν, () ἢ () πλούσιον () εἰς () τὴν () βασιλείαν () τοῦ () θεοῦ () εἰσελθεῖν. ()
[25] Ἀκούσαντες () δὲ () οἱ () μαθηταὶ () αὐτοῦ () ἐξεπλήσσοντο () σφόδρα, () λέγοντες, () Τίς () ἄρα () δύναται () σωθῆναι; ()
[26] Ἐμβλέψας () δὲ () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς, () Παρὰ () ἀνθρώποις () τοῦτο () ἀδύνατόν () ἐστιν, () παρὰ () δὲ () θεῷ () πάντα () δυνατά. ()
[27] Τότε () ἀποκριθεὶς () ὁ () Πέτρος () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Ἰδού, () ἡμεῖς () ἀφήκαμεν () πάντα () καὶ () ἠκολουθήσαμέν () σοι· () τί () ἄρα () ἔσται () ἡμῖν; ()
[28] Ὁ () δὲ () Ἰησοῦς () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς, () Ἀμὴν () λέγω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () ὑμεῖς () οἱ () ἀκολουθήσαντές () μοι, () ἐν () τῇ () παλιγγενεσίᾳ () ὅταν () καθίσῃ () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου () ἐπὶ () θρόνου () δόξης () αὐτοῦ, () καθίσεσθε () καὶ () ὑμεῖς () ἐπὶ () δώδεκα () θρόνους, () κρίνοντες () τὰς () δώδεκα () φυλὰς () τοῦ () Ἰσραήλ. ()
[29] Καὶ () πᾶς () ὃς () ἀφῆκεν () οἰκίας, () ἢ () ἀδελφούς, () ἢ () ἀδελφάς, () ἢ () πατέρα, () ἢ () μητέρα, () ἢ () γυναῖκα, () ἢ () τέκνα, () ἢ () ἀγρούς, () ἕνεκεν () τοῦ () ὀνόματός () μου, () ἑκατονταπλασίονα () λήψεται, () καὶ () ζωὴν () αἰώνιον () κληρονομήσει. ()
[30] Πολλοὶ () δὲ () ἔσονται () πρῶτοι () ἔσχατοι, () καὶ () ἔσχατοι () πρῶτοι. ()

Matthew 19:3a προσῆλθον ¦ WH προσῆλθαν
Matthew 19:3b οἱ ¦ CT om.
Matthew 19:3c αὐτῷ ¦ CT om.
Matthew 19:3d ἀνθρώπῳ ¦ WH om.
Matthew 19:4a αὐτοῖς ¦ CT om.
Matthew 19:4b ποιήσας ¦ CT κτίσας
Matthew 19:5a Ἕνεκεν ¦ CT Ἕνεκα
Matthew 19:5b καὶ ¦ PCK PT RPmg αὐτοῦ καὶ
Matthew 19:5c προσκολληθήσεται ¦ CT PT RPmg κολληθήσεται
Matthew 19:5d τῇ γυναικὶ ¦ PCK πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα
Matthew 19:7a Μωσῆς ¦ CT Μωϋσῆς
Matthew 19:7b αὐτήν ¦ [NA] ¦ WH om.
Matthew 19:8 Μωσῆς ¦ CT Μωϋσῆς
Matthew 19:9a ὅτι ¦ TH om.
Matthew 19:9b μὴ ¦ TR εἰ μὴ
Matthew 19:9c καὶ … μοιχᾶται ¦ NA WH om.
Matthew 19:10 αὐτοῦ ¦ [NA] ¦ SBL WH om.
Matthew 19:11 τοῦτον ¦ [NA] ¦ WH om.
Matthew 19:13a προσηνέχθη ¦ CT προσηνέχθησαν
Matthew 19:13b τὰς χεῖρας ἐπιθῇ αὐτοῖς ¦ PT ἐπιθῇ αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας
Matthew 19:15 αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας ¦ CT PT τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῖς
Matthew 19:16a εἷς ¦ PCK εἷς τὶς
Matthew 19:16b εἶπεν αὐτῷ ¦ CT αὐτῷ εἶπεν
Matthew 19:16c ἀγαθέ ¦ CT om.
Matthew 19:16d ἔχω ¦ CT σχῶ
Matthew 19:17a λέγεις ἀγαθὸν οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός ¦ CT ἐρωτᾷς περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός
Matthew 19:17b εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωήν ¦ CT εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν
Matthew 19:17c τήρησον ¦ WH τηρεῖ
Matthew 19:18 εἶπεν ¦ WH ἔφη
Matthew 19:19 πατέρα ¦ TR πατέρα σου
Matthew 19:20a Πάντα ταῦτα ¦ WH Ταῦτα πάντα
Matthew 19:20b ἐφυλαξάμην ἐκ νεότητός μου ¦ CT ἐφύλαξά
Matthew 19:21a δὸς ¦ TH δὸς τοῖς ¦ NA WH δὸς [τοῖς]
Matthew 19:21b οὐρανῷ ¦ CT οὐρανοῖς
Matthew 19:22 λόγον ¦ WH λόγον [τοῦτον]
Matthew 19:23 δυσκόλως πλούσιος ¦ CT πλούσιος δυσκόλως
Matthew 19:24a τρυπήματος ¦ WH τρήματος
Matthew 19:24b διελθεῖν ¦ SBL WH εἰσελθεῖν
Matthew 19:24c εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν ¦ NA TH εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ¦ SBL WH εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ
Matthew 19:25 αὐτοῦ ¦ CT om.
Matthew 19:26 δυνατά ¦ PT RPmg TR δυνατά εστι(ν)
Matthew 19:28a παλιγγενεσίᾳ ¦ TH WH παλινγενεσίᾳ
Matthew 19:28b καθίσεσθε ¦ CT καθήσεσθε
Matthew 19:29a ὃς ¦ CT ὅστις
Matthew 19:29b ἢ γυναῖκα ¦ NA WH om.
Matthew 19:29c ὀνόματός μου ἑκατονταπλασίονα ¦ WH ἐμοῦ ὀνόματος πολλαπλασίονα
Matthew 19:29d λήψεται ¦ CT λήμψεται

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