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Mattheüs 19
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Mattheüs 19
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19 Daarna vertrok Jezus uit Galilea. Hij stak de Jordaan over en ging naar Judea. 2 Grote groepen mensen volgden Hem en Hij genas alle mensen die ziek waren.
3 Er kwamen Farizeeërs naar Hem toe, om Hem een strikvraag te stellen. Ze hoopten dat Hij iets verkeerds zou zeggen. Ze vroegen: "Mag iemand van zijn vrouw scheiden, om wat voor reden dan ook?" 4 Hij antwoordde: "Hebben jullie niet gelezen dat hun Maker hen vanaf het begin van de wereld als man en vrouw heeft gemaakt? 5 God zei toen: 'Daarom zal een man weggaan bij zijn vader en moeder en van zijn vrouw houden en trouw aan haar zijn. 6 Vanaf dan zijn ze niet meer twee aparte mensen, maar samen één geheel.' Wat God zo tot één geheel heeft gemaakt, zou een mens niet meer uit elkaar moeten halen." 7 Toen zeiden de Farizeeërs tegen Hem: "Waarom heeft Mozes dan gezegd dat een man zijn vrouw mag wegsturen als hij haar een brief meegeeft waarin staat dat hij van haar gescheiden is?" 8 Jezus zei tegen hen: "Mozes heeft gezegd dat jullie je vrouw mogen wegsturen, omdat hij wist dat jullie hard zijn. Maar vanaf het begin was dat niet de bedoeling. 9 Maar Ik zeg jullie: je mag alleen met een andere vrouw trouwen, als je je vrouw hebt weggestuurd omdat ze met een andere man naar bed is geweest. Als je haar om een andere reden wegstuurt en hertrouwt, ben je ontrouw aan haar. En de man die met de weggestuurde vrouw trouwt, maakt dat zij ontrouw is aan haar eerste man."[a]
10 Toen zeiden de leerlingen tegen Hem: "Als het zo zit, kun je maar beter niet trouwen." 11 Maar Hij zei tegen hen: "Niet iedereen begrijpt wat Ik nu ga zeggen. Je begrijpt het alleen als God je daarbij helpt. 12 Sommige mensen trouwen niet omdat ze onvruchtbaar zijn geboren. Anderen trouwen niet omdat mensen hen onvruchtbaar hebben gemaakt. Weer anderen trouwen niet omdat ze er zelf voor kiezen om onvruchtbaar te blijven en geen kinderen te krijgen. Ze kiezen daarvoor vanwege Gods Koninkrijk. Probeer dit te begrijpen."
Jezus zegent de kinderen
13 De mensen brachten hun kleine kinderen naar Jezus toe. Ze wilden dat Hij hun de handen op zou leggen en voor ze zou bidden. Maar de leerlingen stuurden hen weg. 14 Maar Jezus zei: "Laat die kinderen met rust. Laat ze naar Mij toe komen en houd ze niet tegen! Want het Koninkrijk van God is voor mensen zoals zij." 15 En Hij zegende de kinderen. Daarna reisde Hij verder.
De rijke man
16 Er kwam iemand naar Jezus toe die vroeg: "Goede Meester, wat voor goeds moet ik doen om het eeuwige leven te krijgen?" 17 Jezus zei tegen de man: "Waarom noem je Mij 'goed'? Er is er maar Eén die goed is, en dat is God. Maar als je het eeuwige leven wil krijgen, moet je je altijd aan de wetten van Mozes houden." 18 De man vroeg: "Aan welke wetten daarvan?" Jezus antwoordde: "Deze. Dood niemand. Wees trouw aan je vrouw. Steel niet. Vertel geen leugens over anderen. 19 Heb respect voor je vader en moeder en zorg voor hen. En houd net zoveel van je broeders als van jezelf."[b] 20 De jongeman zei tegen Hem: "Daar heb ik me mijn hele leven aan gehouden. Wat moet ik verder nog doen?" 21 Jezus zei: "Als je volmaakt wil zijn, ga dan naar huis, verkoop alles wat je hebt en geef het geld aan de arme mensen. Dan zul je een schat in de hemel hebben. Kom dan hier en volg Mij." 22 Toen de man dit hoorde, ging hij verdrietig naar huis. Want hij was erg rijk.
23 Jezus zei tegen zijn leerlingen: "Luister goed! Ik zeg jullie dat het voor rijke mensen moeilijk is om het Koninkrijk van God binnen te gaan. 24 Ja, het is gemakkelijker voor een kameel om door het oog van een naald te kruipen, dan voor een rijk mens om het Koninkrijk van God binnen te gaan." 25 Toen de leerlingen dat hoorden, werden ze er ongerust van. Ze vroegen: "Wie kan er dan worden gered?" 26 Jezus keek hen aan en zei: "Bij mensen is dat onmogelijk, maar bij God is alles mogelijk."
Wat is de beloning voor het volgen van Jezus?
27 Toen zei Petrus tegen Hem: "Heer, wíj hebben alles achtergelaten wat we hadden en zijn U gevolgd. Wat voor beloning zullen we daarvoor krijgen?" 28 Jezus zei tegen hen: "Luister goed! Ik zeg jullie: op een dag zal alles nieuw gemaakt worden. Ik zal dan op mijn hemelse troon zitten. Omdat jullie Mij zijn gevolgd, zullen jullie dan ook op twaalf tronen zitten. Jullie zullen rechters zijn over de twaalf stammen van Israël. 29 En als je je huis of broers of zussen of vader of moeder of vrouw of kinderen of akkers hebt achtergelaten om Mij te volgen, zul je er heel veel meer terugkrijgen. Ook zul je het eeuwige leven krijgen. 30 Maar veel mensen die nu het eerst zijn, zullen straks het laatst zijn. En veel mensen die nu het laatst zijn, zullen straks het eerst zijn."
Footnotes
- Mattheüs 19:9 Lees ook Matteüs 5:32 en 1 Korintiërs 7:10 en 11.
- Mattheüs 19:19 Eigenlijk staat hier: 'houd van je naaste.' Het ouderwetse woord 'naaste' betekent eigenlijk: familielid. In de BasisBijbel is hier voor het woord 'broeders' gekozen. Want met 'naasten' werden alle mensen van het volk Israël bedoeld. Zij zijn familie van elkaar doordat ze dezelfde voorvader hebben, namelijk Jakob.
Matthew 19
The Message
Matthew 19
The Message
Divorce
19 1-2 When Jesus had completed these teachings, he left Galilee and crossed the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan. Great crowds followed him there, and he healed them.
3 One day the Pharisees were badgering him: “Is it legal for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
4-6 He answered, “Haven’t you read in your Bible that the Creator originally made man and woman for each other, male and female? And because of this, a man leaves father and mother and is firmly bonded to his wife, becoming one flesh—no longer two bodies but one. Because God created this organic union of the two sexes, no one should desecrate his art by cutting them apart.”
7 They shot back in rebuttal, “If that’s so, why did Moses give instructions for divorce papers and divorce procedures?”
8-9 Jesus said, “Moses provided for divorce as a concession to your hard heartedness, but it is not part of God’s original plan. I’m holding you to the original plan, and holding you liable for adultery if you divorce your faithful wife and then marry someone else. I make an exception in cases where the spouse has committed adultery.”
10 Jesus’ disciples objected, “If those are the terms of marriage, we haven’t got a chance. Why get married?”
11-12 But Jesus said, “Not everyone is mature enough to live a married life. It requires a certain aptitude and grace. Marriage isn’t for everyone. Some, from birth seemingly, never give marriage a thought. Others never get asked—or accepted. And some decide not to get married for kingdom reasons. But if you’re capable of growing into the largeness of marriage, do it.”
To Enter God’s Kingdom
13-15 One day children were brought to Jesus in the hope that he would lay hands on them and pray over them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus intervened: “Let the children alone, don’t prevent them from coming to me. God’s kingdom is made up of people like these.” After laying hands on them, he left.
16 Another day, a man stopped Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”
17 Jesus said, “Why do you question me about what’s good? God is the One who is good. If you want to enter the life of God, just do what he tells you.”
18-19 The man asked, “What in particular?”
Jesus said, “Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as you do yourself.”
20 The young man said, “I’ve done all that. What’s left?”
21 “If you want to give it all you’ve got,” Jesus replied, “go sell your possessions; give everything to the poor. All your wealth will then be in heaven. Then come follow me.”
22 That was the last thing the young man expected to hear. And so, crestfallen, he walked away. He was holding on tight to a lot of things, and he couldn’t bear to let go.
23-24 As he watched him go, Jesus told his disciples, “Do you have any idea how difficult it is for the rich to enter God’s kingdom? Let me tell you, it’s easier to gallop a camel through a needle’s eye than for the rich to enter God’s kingdom.”
25 The disciples were staggered. “Then who has any chance at all?”
26 Jesus looked hard at them and said, “No chance at all if you think you can pull it off yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it.”
27 Then Peter chimed in, “We left everything and followed you. What do we get out of it?”
28-30 Jesus replied, “Yes, you have followed me. In the re-creation of the world, when the Son of Man will rule gloriously, you who have followed me will also rule, starting with the twelve tribes of Israel. And not only you, but anyone who sacrifices home, family, fields—whatever—because of me will get it all back a hundred times over, not to mention the considerable bonus of eternal life. This is the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first.”
Matthew 19
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Matthew 19
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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.”
The Little Children and Jesus(J)
13 Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them(K) and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.
14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs(L) to such as these.”(M) 15 When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.
The Rich and the Kingdom of God(N)
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life(O)?”(P)
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”(Q)
18 “Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery,(R) you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’[c](S) and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’[d]”(T)
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect,(U) go, sell your possessions and give to the poor,(V) and you will have treasure in heaven.(W) Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich(X) 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 astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”(Y)
27 Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you!(Z) What then will there be for us?”
28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne,(AA) you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.(AB) 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[e] or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.(AC) 30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.(AD)
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:4 Gen. 1:27
- Matthew 19:5 Gen. 2:24
- Matthew 19:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
- Matthew 19:19 Lev. 19:18
- Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts do not have or wife.
Matthew 19
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 19
New American Standard Bible
Concerning Divorce
19 (A)When Jesus had finished these words, He left Galilee and (B)came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; 2 and [a]large crowds followed Him, and (C)He healed them there.
3 Some Pharisees came to [b]Jesus, testing Him and [c]asking, “(D)Is it lawful for a man to [d]divorce his wife for any reason at all?” 4 And He answered and said, “Have you not read (E)that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘(F)For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and (G)the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no person is to separate.” 7 They *said to Him, “(H)Why, then, did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?” 8 He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to [e]divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. 9 And I say to you, (I)whoever [f]divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman [g]commits adultery[h].”
10 The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.” 11 But He said to them, “(J)Not all men can accept this statement, but (K)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 eunuchs by people; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children
13 (L)Then some children were brought to Him so that He would lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “[i](M)Leave the children alone, and do not [j]forbid them to come to Me; for (N)the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15 After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.
The Rich Young Ruler
16 (O)And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do so that I may obtain (P)eternal life?” 17 And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but (Q)if you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 Then he *said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “(R)You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not give false testimony; 19 (S)Honor your father and mother; and (T)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man *said to Him, “All these I have kept; what am I still lacking?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be [k]complete, go and (U)sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have (V)treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22 But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
23 And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, (W)it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, (X)it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 25 When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” 26 And looking at them, Jesus said to them, “(Y)With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
The Disciples’ Reward
27 Then Peter responded and said to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?” 28 And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the [l]regeneration when (Z)the Son of Man will sit on [m]His glorious throne, (AA)you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And (AB)everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother [n]or children or farms on account of My name, will receive [o]many times as much, and will inherit eternal life. 30 (AC)But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:2 Or many
- Matthew 19:3 Lit Him
- Matthew 19:3 Lit saying
- Matthew 19:3 Lit send away
- Matthew 19:8 Lit send away
- Matthew 19:9 Lit sends away
- Matthew 19:9 One early ms makes her commit adultery
- Matthew 19:9 One early ms adds and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery
- Matthew 19:14 Or Permit the children
- Matthew 19:14 Or prevent them from coming
- Matthew 19:21 Or perfect
- Matthew 19:28 Or renewal; i.e., the new world
- Matthew 19:28 Lit the throne of His glory
- Matthew 19:29 One early ms adds or wife
- Matthew 19:29 One early ms a hundred times
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