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Matthew 19
English Standard Version
Matthew 19
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.”
Let the Children Come to Me
13 (R)Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples (S)rebuked the people, 14 but Jesus said, (T)“Let the little children (U)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 (V)And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to (W)have (X)eternal life?” 17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. (Y)If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, (Z)“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, (AA)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 20 The young man said to him, (AB)“All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” 21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be (AC)perfect, go, (AD)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have (AE)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22 (AF)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, (AG)only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 (AH)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 (AI)the kingdom of God.” 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus (AJ)looked at them and said, (AK)“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 27 Then Peter said in reply, “See, (AL)we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” 28 Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world,[b] (AM)when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me (AN)will also sit on twelve thrones, (AO)judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 (AP)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold[c] and will (AQ)inherit eternal life. 30 But (AR)many who are (AS)first will be last, and the last first.
Footnotes
- 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
- Matthew 19:28 Greek in the regeneration
- Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts manifold
Matthew 19
New International Version
Matthew 19
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.”
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.
Matteusevangeliet 19
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Matteusevangeliet 19
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jesus undervisar om äktenskapet
19 (A) När Jesus hade avslutat detta tal, lämnade han Galileen och gick på andra sidan Jordan till Judeens område[a]. 2 Mycket folk följde honom, och han botade dem där.
3 Några fariseer kom fram till honom för att pröva honom och sade: "Får man skilja sig från sin hustru av vilken orsak som helst[b]?" 4 Han svarade: "Har ni inte läst att Skaparen från början gjorde dem till man och kvinna[c] 5 (B) och sade: Därför ska en man lämna sin far och mor och hålla sig till sin hustru, och de två ska bli ett kött?[d] 6 (C) Så är de inte längre två utan ett kött. Vad Gud har fogat samman får alltså människan inte skilja åt."
7 (D) De frågade honom:[e] "Varför har då Mose befallt att mannen ska ge henne ett skilsmässobrev och skicka bort henne?" 8 Han svarade: "Det var för att era hjärtan är så hårda som Mose tillät er att skiljas från era hustrur. Men från början var det inte så. 9 (E) Jag säger er: Den som skiljer sig från sin hustru av annat skäl än sexuell synd och gifter sig med en annan, han begår äktenskapsbrott."
10 Hans lärjungar sade till honom: "Om det är så i relationen mellan mannen och hustrun, då är det bättre att inte gifta sig." 11 (F) Han svarade dem: "Alla kan inte ta emot det här ordet, utan bara de som har fått den gåvan: 12 Det finns de som inte kan gifta sig[f] för att de är födda sådana, och de som inte kan det för att människor har gjort dem sådana. Och det finns andra som väljer att inte gifta sig för himmelrikets skull. Den som kan förstå detta bör ta det till sig."
Jesus och barnen
13 (G) Sedan bar man fram barn till Jesus för att han skulle lägga händerna på dem och be. Men lärjungarna visade bort dem. 14 (H) Då sade Jesus: "Låt barnen komma till mig och hindra dem inte, för himmelriket tillhör sådana som de." 15 Och han lade händerna på dem och gick sedan därifrån.
Jesus och den rike unge mannen
16 (I) En man kom fram till Jesus och frågade: "Mästare, vad ska jag göra för gott för att få evigt liv?" 17 Jesus sade till honom: "Varför frågar du mig om det goda? Det finns bara en som är god. Och vill du gå in i livet, så håll buden." 18 (J) Han frågade honom: "Vilka?" Jesus svarade: "Du ska inte mörda. Du ska inte begå äktenskapsbrott. Du ska inte stjäla. Du ska inte vittna falskt. 19 (K) Hedra din far och mor. Och du ska älska din nästa som dig själv."[g]
20 Då sade den unge mannen till Jesus: "Allt det har jag hållit. Vad är det då jag saknar?" 21 (L) Jesus svarade: "Vill du vara fullkomlig, gå och sälj vad du äger och ge åt de fattiga. Då kommer du att ha en skatt i himlen. Kom sedan och följ mig." 22 När den unge mannen hörde det svaret gick han bedrövad bort, för han ägde mycket.
23 (M) Jesus sade till sina lärjungar: "Jag säger er sanningen: det är svårt för en rik att komma in i himmelriket. 24 Ja, jag säger er: det är lättare för en kamel att komma igenom ett nålsöga än för en rik att komma in i Guds rike." 25 När lärjungarna hörde det, blev de djupt bestörta och sade: "Vem kan då bli frälst?" 26 (N) Jesus såg på dem och sade: "För människor är det omöjligt. Men för Gud är allting möjligt."
27 (O) Då tog Petrus till orda: "Vi har lämnat allt och följt dig. Vad kommer vi att få?" 28 (P) Jesus sade till dem: "Jag säger er sanningen: Vid pånyttfödelsen, när Människosonen sätter sig på sin härlighets tron, då ska också ni som har följt mig sitta på tolv troner och döma Israels tolv stammar. 29 (Q) Och var och en som har lämnat hus eller bröder eller systrar eller far eller mor eller barn eller åkrar för mitt namns skull, han ska få hundrafalt igen och ärva evigt liv. 30 (R) Men många som är först ska bli sist, och många som är sist ska bli först.
Footnotes
- 19:1 på andra sidan Jordan till Judeens område Den vanligaste vägen till Jerusalem gick genom Jordandalen. Annan översättning: "till Judeens område på andra sidan Jordan".
- 19:3 skilja sig från sin hustru av vilken orsak som helst En aktuell debattfråga på Jesu tid: det strängare Shammaipartiet godtog endast äktenskapsbrott som giltig orsak (jfr 5 Mos 24:1, Matt 5:32, 19:9), medan det mer tillåtande Hillelpartiet accepterade "vilken orsak som helst".
- 19:4 gjorde dem till man och kvinna Se 1 Mos 1:27.
- 19:5 1 Mos 2:24.
- 19:7 5 Mos 24:1f . Skilsmässobrevet gav kvinnan rätt att gifta om sig efter skilsmässan (5 Mos 24:1f).
- 19:12 inte kan gifta sig Ordagrant: "är eunucker", alltså kastrerade. Troligen ett bildligt uttryck (jfr 18:8f)
- 19:18f 2 Mos 20:12f, 3 Mos 19:18.
Matthew 19
New King James Version
Matthew 19
New King James Version
Marriage and Divorce(A)
19 Now it came to pass, (B)when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 (C)And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.
3 The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who [a]made them at the beginning (D)‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, (E)‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and (F)the two shall become one flesh’? 6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
7 They said to Him, (G)“Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?”
8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the (H)hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your (I)wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 (J)And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for [b]sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
10 His disciples said to Him, (K)“If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Jesus Teaches on Celibacy
11 But He said to them, (L)“All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given: 12 For there are [c]eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and (M)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.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children(N)
13 (O)Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for (P)of such is the kingdom of heaven.” 15 And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.
Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler(Q)
16 (R)Now behold, one came and said to Him, (S)“Good[d] Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
17 So He said to him, [e]“Why do you call Me good? [f]No one is (T)good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, (U)keep the commandments.”
18 He said to Him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, (V)“‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 (W)‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, (X)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have (Y)kept [g]from my youth. What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, (Z)go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
With God All Things Are Possible(AA)
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that (AB)it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to 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 His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but (AC)with God all things are possible.”
27 Then Peter answered and said to Him, “See, (AD)we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?”
28 So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, (AE)you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 (AF)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother [h]or wife or children or [i]lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. 30 (AG)But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:4 NU created
- Matthew 19:9 Or fornication
- Matthew 19:12 Emasculated men
- Matthew 19:16 NU omits Good
- Matthew 19:17 NU Why do you ask Me about what is good?
- Matthew 19:17 NU There is One who is good. But
- Matthew 19:20 NU omits from my youth
- Matthew 19:29 NU omits or wife
- Matthew 19:29 Lit. fields
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