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Matthew 19:11-24
King James Version
Matthew 19:11-24
King James Version
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.
13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
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Matthew 19:11-24
New International Version
Matthew 19:11-24
New International Version
11 Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.(A) 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(B)
13 Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them(C) 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(D) to such as these.”(E) 15 When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.
The Rich and the Kingdom of God(F)
16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life(G)?”(H)
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.”(I)
18 “Which ones?” he inquired.
Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery,(J) you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’[a](K) and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”(L)
20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect,(M) go, sell your possessions and give to the poor,(N) and you will have treasure in heaven.(O) 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(P) 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.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
- Matthew 19:19 Lev. 19:18
Matthew 19:11-24
English Standard Version
Matthew 19:11-24
English Standard Version
11 But he said to them, (A)“Not everyone can receive this saying, but only (B)those to (C)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 (D)for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”
Let the Children Come to Me
13 (E)Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples (F)rebuked the people, 14 but Jesus said, (G)“Let the little children (H)come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” 15 And he laid his hands on them and went away.
The Rich Young Man
16 (I)And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to (J)have (K)eternal life?” 17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. (L)If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, (M)“You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, 19 Honor your father and mother, and, (N)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man said to him, (O)“All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be (P)perfect, go, (Q)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have (R)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 (S)When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, (T)only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 (U)Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter (V)the kingdom of God.”
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Matthew 19:11-24
Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 19:11-24
Christian Standard Bible
11 He responded, “Not everyone can accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given.(A) 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept it should accept it.”
Blessing the Children
13 Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.(B) 14 Jesus said, “Leave the little children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”[a](C) 15 After placing his hands on them, he went on from there.
The Rich Young Ruler
16 Just then someone came up and asked him,(D) “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?” (E)
17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?”[b] he said to him. “There is only one who is good.[c] If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”(F)
18 “Which ones?” he asked him.
Jesus answered: Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness;(G) 19 honor your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as yourself.[d](H)
20 “I have kept all these,”[e] the young man told him. “What do I still lack?”
21 “If you want to be perfect,”[f] Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor,(I) and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22 When the young man heard that, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
Possessions and the Kingdom
23 Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.(J) 24 Again I tell you, 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.”(K)
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Matthew 19:11-24
New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 19:11-24
New American Standard Bible 1995
11 But He said to them, “(A)Not all men can accept this statement, but (B)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 men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children
13 (C)Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “[a](D)Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for (E)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 (F)And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain (G)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 (H)if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18 Then he *said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “(I)You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; 19 (J)Honor your father and mother; and (K)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man *said to Him, “All these things I have kept; what am I still lacking?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be [b]complete, go and (L)sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have (M)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, (N)it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I say to you, (O)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.”
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- Matthew 19:14 Or Permit the children
- Matthew 19:21 Or perfect
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