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CHAP. XIX.

AND it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coast of Judea, near 2 Jordan; and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

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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 who made them at the be5 ginning, made them male and female? And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife and 6 they twain shall be one flesh. Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man 7 put asunder. They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of di8 vorcement, and to put her away ?* 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:

* Moses did not command to put away; but directed, that if a man divorced his wife, he should give a writing of divorcement.

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and whoso marrieth her who is put away, doth commit adultery.

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His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to 11 marry. But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom 12 it is given. For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mothers' 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 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 15 the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

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And behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that 17 I may have eternal life? 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 19 shalt not bear false

and thy mother 20 neighbor as thyself.

witness, honor thy father and, thou shalt love thy The young man saith

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* None perfectly good but God.

unto him, All these things have I kept from my childhood up: what lack I yet? Je21 sus 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 heav 22 en: and come and follow me, But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful for he had great possessions.*

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Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, that a rich man shall hardly 24 enter into the kingdom of heaven.† 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 excee. dingly 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.

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Then Peter answered, and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed 28 thee; what shall we have therefore? And 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 on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve

* In some situations great sacrifices are necessary in the full discharge of our duty.

+ The parallel passage in Luke says, how hardly shall they who trust in riches enter into the kingdom of heaven?

This expression is designed to shew, that it is very difficult for the rich to practise the self-denying duties of the gospel; and is to be understood with some limitation, as the following: Can the Ethiopian change his skin, &c.

thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.* 29 And every one who 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 hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

CHAP. XX.

1 BUT many that are first shall be last, 2 and the last shall be first. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. 3 And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into . 4 his vineyard. And he went out about the

third hour, and saw others standing idle in the 5 market place, and said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, I will give you. And they went their way. 6 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth 7 hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye 8 here all the day idle?+ They say unto him, Be

* Ye who have followed me here in this present world, at the renovation of all things hereafter, when the Son, &c. ye also shall sit, &c.

↑ Those who accept the invitations of the gospel, late in life, if not before called to a knowledge of it, will be graciously rewarded as well as those who always professed it.

cause no man hath hired us.

He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and what9 soever is right, that shall ye receive. So when even was coine, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto 10 the first. And when they came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every 11 man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. 12 And when they had received it, they murmur13 ed against the good man of the house, saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have 14 borne the burthen and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong; didst not thou agree with 15 me for a penny? Take thine own and go thy

way I will give unto this last, even as unto 16 thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I

will with mine own? is thine eye evil because 17 I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last for many are called, but few chosen.

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And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto 19 them, Behold we go up to Jerusalem and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall 20 condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him and the third day he shall rise again.

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