Mateo 19:1-12
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Jesús enseña sobre el divorcio
(Mr 10:1-12)
19 Después de que Jesús terminó de decir esto, se fue de Galilea para la región de Judea, al otro lado del río Jordán. 2 Muchos lo siguieron hasta allá y él los sanó.
3 Algunos fariseos se acercaron a él tratando de ponerlo a prueba, y le dijeron:
—¿Está bien que un hombre se divorcie de su mujer por cualquier motivo?
4 (A)Jesús respondió:
—¿No han leído que el Creador desde el principio “hizo al hombre y a la mujer”?[a] 5 (B)Y dijo: “Por esta razón el hombre dejará a su papá y a su mamá para unirse a su esposa y los dos serán un solo ser”.[b] 6 Así que ya no son dos, sino uno solo. Por tanto lo que Dios ha unido, que ningún ser humano lo separe.
7 Ellos le preguntaron:
—¿Entonces por qué Moisés permitió al hombre divorciarse de su esposa firmando un certificado de divorcio[c]?
8 Jesús les dijo:
—Moisés escribió ese mandamiento debido a la terquedad de ustedes, pero en el principio Dios no permitió el divorcio. 9 Entonces les digo que el que se divorcia de su esposa y se casa con otra, comete adulterio. La única razón para que un hombre se divorcie y se case de nuevo es si su esposa le ha practicado inmoralidad sexual.[d]
10 Luego sus seguidores le dijeron:
—Si así es la situación entre marido y mujer, entonces es mejor no casarse.
11 Jesús les dijo:
—No todos aceptan esta enseñanza, sino aquellos a quienes Dios ha permitido entenderla. 12 Hay hombres que no pueden casarse porque nacieron sin poder tener hijos.[e] Otros no se pueden casar porque otras personas han hecho que ellos no puedan tener hijos. Finalmente hay hombres que deciden no casarse para dedicarse al reino de Dios. El que sea capaz de aceptar esta enseñanza, que la acepte.
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- 19:4 Cita de Gn 1:27; 5:2.
- 19:5 Cita de Gn 2:24.
- 19:7 certificado de divorcio Ver Dt 24:1.
- 19:9 Textualmente Yo les digo que cualquiera que se divorcia de su mujer, salvo por causa de pecado sexual, y se casa con otra, comete adulterio; y el que se casa con la mujer divorciada, comete adulterio.
- 19:12 sin poder tener hijos Textualmente son eunucos.
Matthew 19:1-12
New International Version
Divorce(A)
19 When Jesus had finished saying these things,(B) he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. 2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them(C) there.
3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife(D) for any and every reason?”
4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[a](E) 5 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’[b]?(F) 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”(G)
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”(H)
10 The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”
11 Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.(I) 12 For 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.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:4 Gen. 1:27
- Matthew 19:5 Gen. 2:24
Matthew 19:1-12
King James Version
19 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea 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.
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Matthew 19:1-12
English Standard Version
Teaching About Divorce
19 Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from (A)Galilee and (B)entered (C)the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 And (D)large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3 And Pharisees came up to him and (E)tested him by asking, (F)“Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?” 4 He answered, (G)“Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, (H)‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and (I)the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. (J)What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” 7 They said to him, (K)“Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?” 8 He said to them, “Because of your (L)hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 (M)And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”[a]
10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” 11 But he said to them, (N)“Not everyone can receive this saying, but only (O)those to (P)whom it is given. 12 For 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 (Q)for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”
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- Matthew 19:9 Some manuscripts add and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery; other manuscripts except for sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery
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