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19 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these sayings, He departed from Galilee, and came into the region of Judea beyond Jordan.
2 And great multitudes followed Him. And He healed them there.
3 Then the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife upon every occasion?”
4 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He Who made them at the beginning, made them male and female;
5 “and said, ‘For this reason, a man shall leave father and mother, and cling to his wife. And those who were two, shall be one flesh?’
6 “Therefore, they are no more two, but one flesh. Therefore, do not let man separate that which God has coupled together.”
7 They said to Him, “Why, then, did Moses command to give a Bill of Divorcement, and to send her away?”
8 He said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart, Moses allowed you to divorce your wives. But from the beginning it was not so.
9 “Therefore, I say to you that whoever shall divorce his wife and marry another, unless it is for promiscuity, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorcee ́, commits adultery.”
10 His disciples said to Him, “If it is so between man and wife, it is not good to marry.”
11 But He said to them, “All men cannot receive this thing. Only those to whom it is given.
12 “For there are some eunuchs who were so born from their mother’s belly. And there are some eunuchs who are gelded by men. And there be some eunuchs who have gelded themselves for the Kingdom of Heaven. The one who is able to receive this, let him receive it.”
13 Then little children were brought to Him, so that He could put hands on them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, “Allow the little children! And do not forbid them to come to Me! For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.”
15 And when He had put His hands on them, He departed from there.
16 And behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, so that I may have eternal life?
17 And He said to him, “Why did you call me good? There is no one good, but One, even God. But if you wish to enter into Life, keep the Commandments.”
18 He said to Him, “Which?” And Jesus said, “These: ‘You shall not kill’. ‘You shall not commit adultery’. ‘You shall not steal’. ‘You shall not bear false witness’.
19 “‘Honor your father and mother’. And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’.”
20 The young man said to Him, “I have observed all these things from my youth. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go. Sell what you have and give it to the poor. And you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come and follow Me.”
22 And when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful. For he had great possessions.
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you that a rich man shall not easily enter into 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 into the Kingdom of God.”
25 And when His disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
26 And Jesus looked at them, and said to them, “With man this is impossible. But with God, all things are possible.”
27 Then Peter answered, and said to Him, “Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed You. What, therefore, shall we have?”
28 And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that when the Son of Man shall sit on the throne of His Majesty, you who followed Me in the new birth shall also sit upon twelve thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 “And whoever shall forsake houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My Name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold more, and shall inherit everlasting life.
30 “But many that are first, shall be last. And the last shall be first.
20 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain landowner, who went out at the dawning of the day to hire laborers into his vineyard.
2 “And he agreed with the laborers for a penny a day and sent them into his vineyard.
3 “And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 “and said to them, ‘You go into my vineyard also. And whatever is right, I will give you.’ And they went their way.
5 “Again, he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6 “And he went about the eleventh hour, and found others standing idle, and said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’
7 “They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into my vineyard also. And whatever is right, that shall you receive.’
8 “And when evening had come, the master of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning at the last, till you come to the first.’
9 “And those who were hired about the eleventh hour, came. And each received a penny.
10 “Now when the first came, they assumed that they would receive more. But each of them also received a penny.
11 “And when they had received it, they murmured against the master of the house,
12 “saying, ‘These last have only worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and heat of the day!’
13 “And he answered one of them, saying, ‘Friend, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a penny?
14 ‘Take that which is yours and go your way. I will give to this last as much as to you.
15 ‘Is it not lawful for me to do as I will with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?’
16 “So the last shall be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”
17 And Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and took the twelve disciples aside on the way and said to them,
18 “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests, and to the scribes. And they shall condemn Him to death,
19 “and shall deliver Him to the Gentiles - to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify. But the third day, He shall rise again.”
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s children came to Him with her sons, worshipping, and desiring a certain thing of Him.
21 “And he said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to him, “Grant that these, my two sons, may sit - the one at Your right hand and the other at Your left hand - in Your Kingdom.”
22 And Jesus answered, and said, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink from the cup from which I shall drink, and to be baptized with the baptism with which I shall be baptized?” They said to Him, “We are able.”
23 And He said to them, “You shall indeed drink from My cup, and shall be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized. But to sit at My right hand, and at My left hand, is not Mine to give. But it shall be given to those for whom it is prepared by My Father.”
24 And when the other ten heard this, they were angry at the two brothers.
25 Therefore Jesus called them to Him, and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them. And those who are great, exercise authority over them.
26 “But it shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your servant.
27 “And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant;
28 “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life for the ransom of many.”
29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.
30 And behold, two blind men, sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried, saying, “O Lord, the Son of David! Have mercy on us!”
31 And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace. But they cried all the more, saying, “O Lord! The Son of David! Have mercy on us!”
32 Then Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, “What would you have Me do to you?
33 They said to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened!”
34 And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight. And they followed Him.
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