Matteo 19
La Nuova Diodati
19 Quando Gesú terminò questi discorsi, partí dalla Galilea e venne nel territorio della Giudea, al di là del Giordano.
2 Grandi folle lo seguirono, e là egli le guarí.
3 Allora gli si accostarono alcuni farisei per tentarlo, e gli dissero: «è lecito ad un uomo ripudiare la propria moglie per qualsiasi motivo?».
4 Ed egli, rispondendo, disse loro: «Non avete voi letto che chi li creò da principio, li creò maschio e femmina?
5 E disse: "Perciò l'uomo lascerà il padre e la madre e si unirà con la propria moglie, e i due diverranno una sola carne".
6 E cosí non sono piú due, ma una sola carne, quello dunque che Dio ha unito insieme, l'uomo non lo separi».
7 Essi gli dissero: «Perché allora Mosé ha ordinato di darle un atto di divorzio e mandarla via?».
8 Egli disse loro: «Per la durezza dei vostri cuori Mosé vi ha permesso di ripudiare le vostre mogli, ma da principio non era cosí.
9 Or io vi dico che chiunque manda via la propria moglie, eccetto in caso di fornicazione, e ne sposa un'altra, commette adulterio; e chi sposa colei che è stata mandata via, commette adulterio».
10 I suoi discepoli gli dissero: «Se questa è la condizione dell'uomo rispetto alla moglie, non conviene sposarsi».
11 Ma egli disse loro: «Non tutti sono capaci di accettare questo parlare, ma è per coloro ai quali è stato dato.
12 Poiché vi sono degli eunuchi, che sono nati cosí dal grembo della madre vi sono degli eunuchi che sono stati fatti eunuchi dagli uomini, e vi sono eunuchi che si sono fatti eunuchi da se stessi per il regno dei cieli. Chi è in grado di accettarlo, lo accetti».
13 Allora gli furono presentati dei piccoli fanciulli perché imponesse loro le mani e pregasse; i discepoli però li sgridavano.
14 Ma Gesú disse: «Lasciate i piccoli fanciulli venire a me, perché di tali è il regno dei cieli».
15 E, dopo aver imposto loro le mani, partí di là.
16 Ed ecco, un tale si avvicinò e gli disse: «Maestro buono, che devo fare di buono per avere la vita eterna?».
17 Ed egli disse: «Perché mi chiami buono? Nessuno è buono, se non uno solo, cioè: Dio. Ora, se tu vuoi entrare nella vita, osserva i comandamenti».
18 Egli gli disse: «Quali?». Gesú allora disse: «Non uccidere, non commettere adulterio, non rubare, non dire falsa testimonianza,
19 onora tuo padre e tua madre e ama il tuo prossimo come te stesso».
20 Quel giovane gli disse: «Tutte queste cose le ho osservate fin dalla mia giovinezza, che mi manca ancora?».
21 Gesú gli disse: «Se vuoi essere perfetto, va vendi ciò che hai, dallo ai poveri e tu avrai un tesoro nel cielo; poi vieni e seguimi».
22 Ma il giovane, udito questo parlare, se ne andò rattristato, perché aveva molte ricchezze.
23 Gesú allora disse ai suoi discepoli: «In verità vi dico che un ricco difficilmente entrerà nel regno dei cieli.
24 E ve lo ripeto: è piú facile che un cammello passi per la cruna di un ago, che un ricco entri nel regno di Dio».
25 All'udire ciò, i suoi discepoli, furono grandemente sbigottiti e dissero: «Chi dunque può essere salvato?».
26 E Gesú fissando lo sguardo su di loro, disse: «Per gli uomini questo è impossibile, ma per Dio ogni cosa è possibile».
27 Allora Pietro gli rispose, dicendo: «Ecco, noi abbiamo abbandonato ogni cosa e ti abbiamo seguito; che ne avremo dunque?».
28 Gesú disse loro: «In verità vi dico che nella nuova creazione, quando il Figlio dell'uomo sederà sul trono della sua gloria, anche voi che mi avete seguito sederete su dodici troni, per giudicare le dodici tribú d'Israele,
29 E chiunque ha lasciato casa, fratelli, sorelle, padre, madre, moglie, figli o campi per amore del mio nome, ne riceverà il centuplo ed erediterà la vita eterna.
30 Ma molti primi saranno ultimi e molti ultimi saranno primi»,
Matthew 19
Tree of Life Version
Marriage and Covenant Faithfulness
19 Now when Yeshua had finished these words, He moved on from the Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there. 3 Pharisees came up to Yeshua, testing Him and saying, “Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”
4 “Haven’t you read?” He answered. “He who created them from the beginning ‘made them male and female’ [a] 5 and 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.’ [b] 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.”
7 They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to ‘give her a certificate of divorce and put her away?’”[c]
8 Yeshua said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 Now I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”[d]
10 The disciples said to Him, “If that’s the case for a man and his wife, it’s better not to marry!”
11 But He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this saying—only those to whom it has been given. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made that way by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who can accept this, let him accept it.”
Receiving the Kingdom of Heaven
13 Then little children were brought to Yeshua so that He might lay hands upon them and pray. Then the disciples rebuked those who brought them. [e] 14 But Yeshua said, “Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15 After laying His hands upon them, He went on from there.
16 Now behold, one came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good shall I do to have eternal life?”
17 “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Yeshua said to him. “There is only One who is good; but if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” he said.
Yeshua said, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”[f]
20 “All these I’ve kept,” the young man said to Him. “What do I still lack?”
21 Yeshua said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you own, and give to the poor; and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” 22 But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving, for he had much property.
23 Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “Amen, I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
25 When the disciples heard this, they were utterly astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?”
26 And looking, Yeshua said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”[g]
27 Then Peter said to Him, “Look, we’ve left everything to follow You! So what will we have?”
28 And Yeshua said to them, “Amen, I tell you, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne in the new world,[h] you who have followed Me shall also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for My name’s sake, will receive a hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:5 Gen. 1:27.
- Matthew 19:6 Gen. 5:2; 2:24.
- Matthew 19:7 Dt. 24:1, 3.
- Matthew 19:9 Some mss. add: and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Other mss. say: except for sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Matthew 19:14 Lit. But the disciples rebuked them.
- Matthew 19:19 Exod. 20:12-13(12-16); Deut. 5:16-17(16-20); Lev. 19:18b.
- Matthew 19:26 cf. Gen. 18:14; Jer. 32:17.
- Matthew 19:28 Lit. regeneration; cf. Rom. 8:19-23; Tit. 3:5; 2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:5.
Matthew 19
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Teaching about Divorce
19 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 Large crowds followed him, and he cured them there.
3 Some Pharisees came to him, and to test him they asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?’ 4 He answered, ‘Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning “made them male and female”, 5 and 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”? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.’ 7 They said to him, ‘Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?’ 8 He said to them, ‘It was because you were so hard-hearted that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but at the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery.’[a]
10 His 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, ‘Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those to 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 others, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.’
Jesus Blesses Little Children
13 Then little children were being brought to him in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them; 14 but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.’ 15 And he laid his hands on them and went on his way.
The Rich Young Man
16 Then someone came to him and said, ‘Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?’ 17 And he said to him, ‘Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.’ 18 He said to him, ‘Which ones?’ And Jesus said, ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; 19 Honour your father and mother; also, You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ 20 The young man said to him, ‘I have kept all these;[b] what do I still lack?’ 21 Jesus said to him, ‘If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money[c] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ 22 When the young man heard this word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.
23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astounded and said, ‘Then who can be saved?’ 26 But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.’
27 Then Peter said in reply, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?’ 28 Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man is seated on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold,[d] and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:9 Other ancient authorities read except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; others add at the end of the verse and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery
- Matthew 19:20 Other ancient authorities add from my youth
- Matthew 19:21 Gk lacks the money
- Matthew 19:29 Other ancient authorities read manifold
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