Isaiah 56:3-5

Common English Bible

³Don’t let the immigrant who has joined with the Lord say,
    “The Lord will exclude me from the people.”
    And don’t let the eunuch say,
        “I’m just a dry tree.”
⁴The Lord says:
    To the eunuchs who keep my sabbaths,
    choose what I desire,
    and remain loyal to my covenant.
⁵    In my temple and courts, I will give them
    a monument and a name better than sons and daughters.
    I will give to them an enduring name
    that won’t be removed.

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Matthew 19:11-12

Common English Bible

¹¹He replied, “Not everybody can accept this teaching, but only those who have received the ability to accept it. ¹²For there are eunuchs who have been eunuchs from birth. And there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by other people. And there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs because of the kingdom of heaven. Those who can accept it should accept it.”

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Luke 23:29

Common English Bible

²⁹The time will come when they will say, ‘Happy are those who are unable to become pregnant, the wombs that never gave birth, and the breasts that never nursed a child.’

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Luke 23:29 in all English translations

1 Corinthians 7:7-9

Common English Bible

⁷I wish all people were like me, but each has a particular gift from God: one has this gift, and another has that one.

⁸I’m telling those who are single and widows that it’s good for them to stay single like me. ⁹But if they can’t control themselves, they should get married, because it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

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