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Matthew 19
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Matthew 19
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Jesus Teaches About Divorce(A)
19 After Jesus ·said all these things [L finished these words; see 7:28], he left Galilee and went into the ·area [region] of Judea ·on the other side of [beyond] the Jordan River. 2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus ·and tried to trick [to trap/test] him. They asked, “Is it ·right [lawful; C according to the law of Moses] for a man to divorce his wife for any reason he chooses?”
4 Jesus answered, “·Surely you have [L Haven’t you…?] read in the Scriptures: ·When God made the world, ‘he [L From the beginning, the Creator] made them male and female’ [Gen. 1:27; 5:2]. 5 And God said, ‘So a man will leave his father and mother and be ·united with [joined to] his wife, and the two will become ·one body [as though they were one person; T one flesh; Gen. 2:24].’ 6 So they are no longer two, but one. God has joined the two together, so no one should separate them.”
7 The Pharisees asked, “Why then did Moses give a command for a man to divorce his wife by giving her ·divorce papers [a certificate of divorce/dismissal; Deut. 24:1]?”
8 Jesus answered, “Moses ·allowed [permitted] you to divorce your wives because ·you refused to accept God’s teaching [L of your hard-heartedness], but ·divorce was not allowed in the beginning [or this was not God’s intention at creation; L from the beginning it was not like this]. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman ·is guilty of [commits] adultery.[a] ·The only reason for a man to divorce his wife is if his wife has sexual relations with another man [L …except in the case of sexual immorality].”
10 The ·followers [disciples] said to him, “If that is the ·only reason a man can divorce his wife [situation/case between a husband and wife], it is better not to marry.”
11 Jesus answered, “Not everyone can accept this ·teaching [word], but ·God has made some able to accept it [or only those given this gift of celibacy; L only to those whom it has been given]. 12 ·There are different reasons why some men cannot marry [L For…]. Some men were born ·without the ability to become fathers [L as eunuchs]. Others were made ·that way later in life [L eunuchs] by other people [C males would sometimes be castrated as punishment, or to serve in harems]. And some men have ·given up marriage because [L made themselves eunuchs for the sake] of the kingdom of heaven [C through abstinence, not necessarily castration]. ·But the person who can marry should accept this teaching about marriage [or The person who can accept this teaching about not marrying should accept it].”
Jesus Welcomes Children(B)
13 Then the people brought their little children to Jesus so he could ·put [lay] his hands on them [C an act of blessing] and pray for them. [L But] His ·followers [disciples] ·told them to stop [scolded/rebuked them], 14 but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t ·stop [hinder] them, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to people who are like these children [C meaning humble and dependent].” 15 After Jesus ·put [lay] his hands on the children [C a sign of blessing; Mark 10:16], he left there.
A Rich Young Man’s Question(C)
16 [At that time; L And look/T behold] A man came to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what ·good thing [good deed; L good] must I do to have ·life forever [eternal life]?”
17 Jesus answered, “Why do you ask me about what is good? Only ·God [L one] is good. But if you want to ·have life forever [have eternal life; L enter life], ·obey [keep] the ·commands [commandments].”
18 The man asked, “Which commands?”
Jesus answered, “‘You must not murder anyone; you must not ·be guilty of [commit] adultery; you must not steal; you must not ·tell lies about your neighbor [testify falsely; T bear false witness]; 19 honor your father and mother [Ex. 20:12–16; Deut. 5:16–20]; and love your neighbor as you love yourself [Lev. 19:18].’”
20 The young man said, “I have ·obeyed [kept carefully; guarded] all these things. What ·else do I need to do [L do I still lack]?”
21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be ·perfect [complete], then go and sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me.”
22 But when the young man heard this, he left ·sorrowfully [grieving], because he ·was rich [had many possessions].
23 Then Jesus said to his ·followers [disciples], “I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 ·Yes [L Again], I tell you that 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 [C meaning it is impossible, by human effort; see v. 26].”
25 When Jesus’ ·followers [disciples] heard this, they were ·very surprised [astonished] and asked, “Then who can be saved?”
26 Jesus looked at them and said, “·For people [Humanly speaking,] this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.”
27 Peter said to Jesus, “Look, we have left everything and followed you. So what will we ·have [get]?”
28 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, ·when the age to come has arrived [at the renewal of the world; L in the regeneration], the Son of Man [Dan. 7:13–14] will sit on his ·great [glorious] throne. All of you who followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And all those who have left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother,[b] children, or ·farms [fields] ·to follow me [L for my name’s sake] will ·get much more than they left [L receive a hundred times as much], and they will ·have life forever [L inherit eternal life]. 30 [L But] Many who are first now will be last in the future. And many who are last now will be first in the future.
Footnotes
- Matthew 19:9 adultery Some Greek copies continue, “And anyone who marries a divorced woman is guilty of adultery.” Compare Matthew 5:32.
- Matthew 19:29 mother Some Greek copies continue, “or wife.”
Mateo 19
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Mateo 19
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El divorcio
19 Tras pronunciar estas palabras, salió Jesús de Galilea y llegó a la región de Judea que está al este del Jordán. 2 Multitudes lo seguían, y Jesús sanaba a los enfermos.
3 Varios fariseos, en una entrevista, trataron de hacerlo caer en la trampa de decir algo que luego ellos pudieran utilizar contra él.
―¿Apruebas el divorcio? —le preguntaron.
4 ―Y ustedes, ¿no leen las Escrituras? —les respondió—. En ellas está escrito que al principio Dios creó al hombre y a la mujer, 5 y que el hombre debe abandonar al padre y a la madre para unirse a su esposa. 6 Los dos serán uno, no dos. Y ningún hombre debe separar lo que Dios juntó.
7 ―Entonces, ¿por qué dice Moisés que uno puede romper los lazos matrimoniales con su esposa siempre y cuando le dé una carta de divorcio? —le preguntaron.
8 Y él les replicó: —Moisés se vio obligado a reglamentar el divorcio por la dureza y la perversidad de su pueblo, pero Dios nunca ha querido que sea así. 9 Es más: les digo que si alguno se divorcia de su esposa, a no ser en los casos en que esta le haya sido infiel, comete adulterio si se casa con otra. Y el que se casa con la divorciada, también comete adulterio.
10 Entonces los discípulos le dijeron:
―Si eso es así, ¡mejor sería no casarse!
11 Jesús les respondió: —Esto sólo lo pueden entender aquellos a quienes Dios ha ayudado a entenderlo. 12 Hay personas que no se casan porque nacieron incapacitados para el matrimonio; otros no lo hacen porque los hombres los incapacitaron; y aun otros, porque no desean hacerlo por amor al reino de los cielos. El que pueda aceptar esto último, que lo acepte.
Jesús y los niños
13 Le llevaron entonces varios niños para que les pusiera las manos encima y orara por ellos. Pero los discípulos reprendieron a los que los traían.
―No molesten al Maestro —les dijeron.
14 ―No, no —intervino Jesús—. No impidan que los niños vengan a mí, porque de ellos es el reino de los cielos.
15 Entonces les puso las manos encima a los niños y los bendijo. Luego se fue de allí.
El joven rico
16 Cierto día, alguien le preguntó:
―Buen Maestro, ¿qué bien haré para obtener la vida eterna?
17 ―¿Por qué me llamas bueno? —le contestó Jesús—. El único bueno es Dios. Pero déjame contestarte: Si quieres obtener la vida, guarda los mandamientos.
18 ―¿Cuáles?
Jesús le dijo:
―“No matarás, no cometerás adulterio, no robarás, no mentirás; 19 honra a tu padre y a tu madre, y ama a tu prójimo con la misma sinceridad con que te amas a ti mismo”.
20 ―Yo siempre he obedecido esos mandamientos —respondió el joven—. ¿Qué más tengo que hacer?
21 ―Si quieres ser perfecto —le dijo Jesús—, ve, vende todo lo que tienes y dales el dinero a los pobres. De esta manera tendrás tesoros en el cielo. Y cuando lo hayas hecho, ven y sígueme.
22 Cuando el joven oyó esto, se fue muy triste porque era extremadamente rico.
23 ―A un rico le es muy difícil entrar al reino de los cielos —comentó luego Jesús con sus discípulos—. 24 Le es más fácil a un camello entrar por el ojo de una aguja que a un rico entrar al reino de Dios.
25 ―¿Y entonces, quién puede salvarse? —preguntaron los discípulos algo turbados.
26 Jesús los miró fijamente y les dijo:
―Humanamente hablando, nadie. Pero para Dios no hay imposibles.
27 ―Nosotros lo abandonamos todo por seguirte —dijo Pedro—. ¿Qué obtendremos en cambio?
28 Y Jesús le respondió:
―Cuando yo, el Hijo del hombre, me siente en mi trono de gloria, ustedes, mis discípulos, se sentarán en doce tronos a juzgar a las doce tribus de Israel. 29 Y cualquiera que haya dejado hogar, hermanos, hermanas, padre, madre, esposa, hijos, tierras, por seguirme, recibirá cien veces lo que haya dejado, aparte de recibir la vida eterna. 30 Pero muchos de los que ahora se creen importantes no lo serán entonces. Y muchos de los que ahora se consideran poco importantes serán los importantes entonces.
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.
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