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. And (D)large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

And Pharisees came up to him and (E)tested him by asking, (F)“Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?” He answered, (G)“Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 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’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. (J)What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” They said to him, (K)“Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?” 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. (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

  1. 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
  2. Matthew 19:28 Greek in the regeneration
  3. Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts manifold

Ehescheidung und Ehelosigkeit

19 Und es geschah, als Jesus diese Worte beendet hatte, verließ er Galiläa und kam in die Grenzen von Judäa, jenseits des Jordan. Und es folgte ihm eine große Volksmenge nach, und er heilte sie dort.

Da traten die Pharisäer zu ihm, versuchten ihn und sprachen: Ist es erlaubt, aus irgend einem Grund seine Frau zu entlassen? Er aber antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Habt ihr nicht gelesen, daß der sie geschaffen hat [die Menschen] am Anfang als Mann und Frau[a] erschuf und sprach: „Darum wird ein Mensch Vater und Mutter verlassen und seiner Frau anhangen; und die zwei werden ein Fleisch sein“? So sind sie nun nicht mehr zwei, sondern ein Fleisch. Was nun Gott zusammengefügt hat, das soll der Mensch nicht scheiden.

Da sprachen sie zu ihm: Warum hat denn Mose befohlen, ihr einen Scheidebrief zu geben und sie so zu entlassen? Er sprach zu ihnen: Mose hat euch wegen der Härtigkeit eures Herzens erlaubt, eure Frauen zu entlassen; von Anfang an aber ist es nicht so gewesen. Ich sage euch aber: Wer seine Frau entläßt, es sei denn wegen Unzucht, und eine andere heiratet, der bricht die Ehe; und wer eine Geschiedene heiratet, der bricht die Ehe.

10 Seine Jünger sprechen zu ihm: Hat ein Mensch solche Pflichten gegen seine Frau, so ist es nicht gut, zu heiraten[b]! 11 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Nicht alle fassen dieses Wort, sondern nur die, denen es gegeben ist. 12 Denn es gibt Verschnittene[c], die von Mutterleib so geboren sind; und es gibt Verschnittene, die von Menschen verschnitten sind; und es gibt Verschnittene, die sich selbst verschnitten haben um des Himmelreichs willen. Wer es fassen kann, der fasse es!

Jesus segnet die kleinen Kinder

13 Da wurden Kinder zu ihm gebracht, damit er die Hände auf sie lege und bete. Die Jünger aber schalten sie. 14 Aber Jesus sprach zu ihnen: Laßt die Kinder und wehrt ihnen nicht, zu mir zu kommen; denn solcher ist das Himmelreich! 15 Und nachdem er ihnen die Hände aufgelegt hatte, zog er von dort weg.

Der reiche Jüngling

16 Und siehe, einer trat herzu und fragte ihn: Guter Meister, was soll ich Gutes tun, um das ewige Leben zu erlangen?

17 Er aber sprach zu ihm: Was nennst du mich gut? Niemand ist gut als nur einer, Gott! Willst du aber in das Leben eingehen, so halte die Gebote! 18 Er spricht zu ihm: Welche? Jesus antwortet: Das: Du sollst nicht töten! Du sollst nicht ehebrechen! Du sollst nicht stehlen! Du sollst nicht falsches Zeugnis reden! 19 Ehre deinen Vater und deine Mutter! und: Du sollst deinen Nächsten lieben wie dich selbst! 20 Der Jüngling spricht zu ihm: Das habe ich alles gehalten von meiner Jugend an; was fehlt mir noch?

21 Jesus sprach zu ihm: Willst du vollkommen[d] sein, so gehe hin, verkaufe, was du hast, und gib es +Armen, so wirst du einen Schatz im Himmel haben; und komm, folge mir nach! 22 Als aber der Jüngling das Wort hörte, ging er betrübt davon; denn er hatte viele Güter.

23 Da sprach Jesus zu seinen Jüngern: Wahrlich, ich sage euch, ein Reicher hat es schwer in das Himmelreich einzugehen! 24 Und wiederum sage ich euch, eher geht ein Kamel durch ein Nadelöhr, als daß ein Reicher in das Reich Gottes eingeht!

25 Als seine Jünger das hörten, entsetzten sie sich sehr und sprachen: Wer kann denn gerettet werden? 26 Jesus aber sah sie an und sprach zu ihnen: Bei den Menschen ist dies unmöglich; aber bei Gott ist alles möglich.

27 Da antwortete Petrus und sprach zu ihm: Siehe, wir haben alles verlassen und sind dir nachgefolgt; was wird uns dafür?

28 Jesus aber sprach zu ihnen: Wahrlich, ich sage euch, ihr, die ihr mir nachgefolgt seid, werdet in der Wiedergeburt, wenn des Menschen Sohn auf dem Thron seiner Herrlichkeit sitzen wird, auch auf zwölf Thronen sitzen und die zwölf Stämme Israels richten. 29 Und ein jeder, der Häuser oder Brüder oder Schwestern oder Vater oder Mutter oder Frau oder Kinder oder Äcker um meines Namens willen verlassen hat, der wird es hundertfältig empfangen und das ewige Leben erben. 30 Aber viele von den Ersten werden Letzte, und Letzte werden Erste sein

Footnotes

  1. Matthäus 19:4 w. männlich und weiblich
  2. Matthäus 19:10 FES: zur Ehe zu schreiten
  3. Matthäus 19:12 d.h. Eheunfähige, so a. später
  4. Matthäus 19:21 o. ausgereift, erwachsen

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. Large crowds followed him, and he healed them(C) there.

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?”

“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[a](E) 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) So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”(G)

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 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

  1. Matthew 19:4 Gen. 1:27
  2. Matthew 19:5 Gen. 2:24
  3. Matthew 19:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
  4. Matthew 19:19 Lev. 19:18
  5. Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts do not have or wife.