Matthew 19:12
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
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 for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it.”[a]
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- 19.11-12 Jesus means that a life of continence is to be chosen only by those who are called to it for the sake of the kingdom of God.
Matthew 19:12
New King James Version
12 For there are [a]eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and (A)there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it.”
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- Matthew 19:12 Emasculated men
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