Matthew 19:1-16
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 19
1When Jesus had finished these words, He left Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; 2and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
3Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?'
4And He answered and said, 'Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,
5and said, ‘FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH’?
6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate.'
7They *said to Him, 'Why, then, did Moses command to GIVE her a certificate of divorce and send her away?'
8He *said to them, 'Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.
9And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery .'
10The disciples *said to Him, 'If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.'
11But He said to them, 'Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given.
12For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this, let him accept it.'
13Then some children were brought to Him so that He would lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
14But Jesus said, 'Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them to come to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'
15After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.
King James Version
Chapter 19
1And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
3The 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?
4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8He 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.
9And 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.
10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
11But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
12For 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.
13Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 19
1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he departed from Galilee and went to the region of Judea across the Jordan. 2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3Some Pharisees approached him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?"
4"Haven’t you read," he replied, "that he who created them in the beginning made them male and female,"
5and he also said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh?
6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate."
8He told them, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not like that from the beginning.
9I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery."
11He responded, "Not everyone can accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given.
12For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept it should accept it."
13Then children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
14Jesus said, "Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
15After placing his hands on them, he went on from there.
New Living Translation
Chapter 19
1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River. 2Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick.
4Haven’t you read the Scriptures?' Jesus replied. 'They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’ '
5And he said, '‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’
6Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.'
8Jesus replied, 'Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.
9And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery — unless his wife has been unfaithful. '
11Not everyone can accept this statement,' Jesus said. 'Only those whom God helps.
12Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 19
1Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful to divorce one 's wife for any cause?"
4He answered, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,
5and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?
6So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate."
7They said to him, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?"
8He said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
9And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery."
10The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry."
11But he said to them, "Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given.
12For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it."
New International Version
Chapter 19
1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. 2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
4"Haven’t you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ ?
6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
8Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.
9I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery."
11Jesus replied, "Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.
12For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it."
New King James Version
Chapter 19
1Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.
4And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’
5and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?
6So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
8He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
9And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
11But He said to them, “All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given:
12For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it.”
