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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Matthew 19 BSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap//matthew/19-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BSB</a> > Matthew 19</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/berean/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/18.htm" title="Matthew 18">◄</a> Matthew 19 <a href="../matthew/20.htm" title="Matthew 20">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Berean Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/matthew/19.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Teachings about Divorce<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/10.htm">Mark 10:1–12</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” <A name="5"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Jesus answered, <span class="red">“Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>and 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’<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span>? <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”</span> <A name="8"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span>” <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Jesus replied, <span class="red">“Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span>”</span> <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.” <A name="12"></a><p class="reg"><span class="red"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Not everyone can accept this word,”</span> He replied, <span class="red">“but only those to whom it has been given. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”</span> <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Blesses the Children<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/10.htm#13">Mark 10:13–16</a>; <a href ="../luke/18.htm#15">Luke 18:15–17</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But Jesus said, <span class="red">“Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”</span> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there. <A name="17"></a><p class="hdg">The Rich Young Man<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/10.htm#17">Mark 10:17–31</a>; <a href ="../luke/18.htm#18">Luke 18:18–30</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="red"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Why do you ask Me about what is good?”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> </span> Jesus replied. <span class="red">“There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”</span> <A name="19"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“Which ones?” the man asked. <p class="reg"> Jesus answered, <span class="red">“‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span>”</span> <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?” <A name="22"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Jesus told him, <span class="red">“If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”</span> <A name="23"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth. <A name="24"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Then Jesus said to His disciples, <span class="red">“Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”</span> <A name="26"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” <A name="27"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Jesus looked at them and said, <span class="red">“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”</span> <A name="28"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?” <A name="29"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Jesus said to them, <span class="red">“Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/19-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.</span></p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <a href="../genesis/1.htm#27">Genesis 1:27</a>; <a href="../genesis/5.htm#2">Genesis 5:2</a><br><span class="fnverse">5</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <a href="../genesis/2.htm#24">Genesis 2:24</a> (see also LXX)<br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> See <a href="../deuteronomy/24.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> SBL and BYZ include <i>And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery</i>; see <a href="../matthew/5.htm#32">Matthew 5:32</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">17</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> BYZ and TR <i><span class="fnv">16</span>...“Good Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” <span class="fnv">17</span>“Why do you call Me good?”</i> See <a href="../mark/10.htm#17">Mark 10:17</a>–18 and <a href="../luke/18.htm#18">Luke 18:18</a>–19.<br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> <a href="../exodus/20.htm#12">Exodus 20:12</a>–16; <a href="../leviticus/19.htm#18">Leviticus 19:18</a>; <a href="../deuteronomy/5.htm#16">Deuteronomy 5:16</a>–20<br><span class="fnverse">28</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> Or <i>in the regeneration</i><br><span class="fnverse">29</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> NE, WH, and NA do not include <i>or wife</i>.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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