Mateus 19

1E aconteceu que, quando Jesus acabou estas palavras, partiu da Galileia, e veio para a região da Judeia, além do Jordão. 2E muitas multidões o seguiram, e ele os curou ali. 3Então uns fariseus se aproximaram dele e, provando-o, perguntaram: É lícito se divorciar da sua mulher por qualquer causa? 4Porém ele respondeu: Não tendes lido que aquele que os criou no princípio, macho e fêmea os fez, 5e disse: Portanto o homem deixará pai e mãe, e se unirá a sua mulher, e os dois serão uma única carne? 6Assim eles já não são mais dois, mas sim uma única carne; portanto, o que Deus juntou, o ser humano não separe. 7Eles lhe disseram: Por que, pois, Moisés mandou lhe dar carta de separação, e divorciar-se? 8Jesus lhes disse: Por causa da dureza dos vossos corações Moisés vos permitiu divorciardes de vossas mulheres; mas no princípio não foi assim. 9Porém eu vos digo que qualquer um que se divorciar de sua mulher, a não ser por causa de pecado sexual, e se casar com outra, adultera. 10Os discípulos lhe disseram: Se assim é a condição do homem com a mulher, não convém se casar. 11Porém ele lhes disse: Nem todos recebem esta palavra, a não ser aqueles a quem é dado; 12Pois há castrados que nasceram assim do ventre da mãe; e há castrados que foram castrados pelos homens; e há castrados que castraram a si mesmos por causa do Reino dos céus. Quem pode receber isto ,receba. 13Então lhe trouxeram crianças, para que pusesse as mãos sobre elas e orasse, mas os discípulos os repreendiam. 14Mas Jesus disse: Deixai as crianças, e não as impeçais de vir a mim, porque delas é o Reino dos céus. 15Ele pôs as mãos sobre elas, e depois partiu-se dali. 16E eis que alguém se aproximou-se dele, e perguntou: Bom Mestre, que bem farei para eu ter a vida eterna? 17E ele lhe disse: Por que me perguntas sobre o que é bom? Somente um é bom: Deus. Porém se queres entrar na vida, guarda os mandamentos. 18Perguntou-lhe ele: Quais?E Jesus respondeu: Não cometerás homicídio, não adulterarás, não furtarás, não darás falso testemunho; 19honra pai e mãe; e amarás ao teu próximo como a ti mesmo. 20O rapaz lhe disse: Tenho guardado tudo isso. Que me falta ainda? 21Disse-lhe Jesus: Se queres ser completo, vai, vende o que tens, e dá aos pobres. Assim terás um tesouro no céu. Então vem, segue-me. 22Mas quando o rapaz ouviu esta palavra, foi embora triste, porque tinha muitos bens. 23Jesus, então, disse aos seus discípulos: Em verdade vos digo que dificilmente o rico entrará no reino dos céus. 24Aliás, eu vos digo que é mais fácil um camelo entrar pela abertura de uma agulha do que o rico entrar no reino de Deus. 25Quando os discípulos ouviram isso ,espantaram-se muito, e disseram: Quem, pois, pode se salvar? 26Jesus olhou para eles ,e lhes respondeu: Para os seres humanos, isto é impossível; mas para Deus tudo é possível. 27Então Pedro se pôs a falar, e lhe perguntou: Eis que deixamos tudo, e te seguimos; o que, pois, conseguiremos ter? 28E Jesus lhes disse: Em verdade vos digo que vós que me seguistes, na regeneração, quando o Filho do homem se sentar no trono de sua glória, vós também vos sentareis sobre doze tronos, para julgar as doze tribos de Israel. 29E qualquer um que houver deixado casas, ou irmãos, ou irmãs, ou pai, ou mãe, ou filhos, ou terras por causa do meu nome, receberá muitas vezes mais, e herdará a vida eterna. 30Porém muitos primeiros serão últimos; e últimos, primeiros.

1When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there. 3Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” 4He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, 5and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’ 6So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.” 7They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?” 8He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so. 9I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.” 10His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.” 11But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given. 12For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.” 13Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.” 15He laid his hands on them, and departed from there. 16Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” 17He said to him, “Why do you call me good?No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’ 19‘Honor your father and mother.’And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” 20The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?” 21Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 22But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions. 23Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty. 24Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.” 25When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 27Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?” 28Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life. 30But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

1En het geschiedde, toen Jezus deze woorden geeindigd had, dat Hij vertrok van Galilea, en kwam over de Jordaan, in de landpalen van Judea. 2En vele scharen volgden Hem, en Hij genas ze aldaar. 3En de Farizeen kwamen tot Hem, verzoekende Hem, en zeggende tot Hem: Is het een mens geoorloofd zijn vrouw te verlaten, om allerlei oorzaak? 4Doch Hij, antwoordende, zeide tot hen: Hebt gij niet gelezen, Die van den beginne den mens gemaakt heeft, dat Hij ze gemaakt heeft man en vrouw? 5En gezegd heeft: Daarom zal een mens vader en moeder verlaten, en zal zijn vrouw aanhangen, en die twee zullen tot een vlees zijn; 6Alzo dat zij niet meer twee zijn, maar een vlees. Hetgeen dan God samengevoegd heeft, scheide de mens niet. 7Zij zeiden tot hem: Waarom heeft dan Mozes geboden een scheidbrief te geven en haar te verlaten? 8Hij zeide tot hen: Mozes heeft vanwege de hardigheid uwer harten u toegelaten uw vrouwen te verlaten; maar van den beginne is het alzo niet geweest. 9Maar Ik zeg u, dat zo wie zijn vrouw verlaat, anders dan om hoererij, en een andere trouwt, die doet overspel, en die de verlatene trouwt, doet ook overspel. 10Zijn discipelen zeiden tot Hem: Indien de zaak des mensen met de vrouw alzo staat, zo is het niet oorbaar te trouwen. 11Doch Hij zeide tot hen: Allen vatten dit woord niet, maar dien het gegeven is. 12Want er zijn gesnedenen, die uit moeders lijf alzo geboren zijn; en er zijn gesnedenen, die van de mensen gesneden zijn; en er zijn gesnedenen, die zichzelven gesneden hebben, om het Koninkrijk der hemelen. Die dit vatten kan, vatte het. 13Toen werden kinderkens tot Hem gebracht, opdat Hij de handen hun zou opleggen en bidden; en de discipelen bestraften dezelve. 14Maar Jezus zeide: Laat af van de kinderkens, en verhindert hen niet tot Mij te komen; want derzulken is het Koninkrijk der hemelen. 15En als Hij hun de handen opgelegd had, vertrok Hij van daar. 16En ziet, er kwam een tot Hem, en zeide tot Hem: Goede Meester! wat zal ik goeds doen, opdat ik het eeuwige leven hebbe? 17En Hij zeide tot hem: Wat noemt gij Mij goed? Niemand is goed dan Een, namelijk God. Doch wilt gij in het leven ingaan, onderhoud de geboden. 18Hij zeide tot Hem: Welke? En Jezus zeide: Deze: Gij zult niet doden; gij zult geen overspel doen; gij zult niet stelen; gij zult geen valse getuigenis geven; 19Eer uw vader en moeder; en: Gij zult uw naaste liefhebben als uzelven. 20De jongeling zeide tot Hem: Al deze dingen heb ik onderhouden van mijn jonkheid af; wat ontbreekt mij nog? 21Jezus zeide tot hem: Zo gij wilt volmaakt zijn, ga heen, verkoop wat gij hebt, en geef het den armen, en gij zult een schat hebben in de hemel; en kom herwaarts, volg Mij. 22Als nu de jongeling dit woord hoorde, ging hij bedroefd weg; want hij had vele goederen. 23En Jezus zeide tot Zijn discipelen: Voorwaar, Ik zeg u, dat een rijke bezwaarlijk in het Koninkrijk der hemelen zal ingaan. 24En wederom zeg Ik u: Het is lichter, dat een kemel ga door het oog van een naald, dan dat een rijke inga in het Koninkrijk Gods. 25Zijn discipelen nu, dit horende, werden zeer verslagen, zeggende: Wie kan dan zalig worden? 26En Jezus, hen aanziende, zeide tot hen: Bij de mensen is dat onmogelijk, maar bij God zijn alle dingen mogelijk. 27Toen antwoordde Petrus, en zeide tot Hem: Zie, wij hebben alles verlaten, en zijn U gevolgd, wat zal ons dan geworden? 28En Jezus zeide tot hen: Voorwaar, Ik zeg u, dat gij, die Mij gevolgd zijt, in de wedergeboorte, wanneer de Zoon des mensen zal gezeten zijn op den troon Zijner heerlijkheid, dat gij ook zult zitten op twaalf tronen, oordelende de twaalf geslachten Israels. 29En zo wie zal verlaten hebben, huizen, of broeders, of zusters, of vader, of moeder, of vrouw, of kinderen, of akkers, om Mijns Naams wil, die zal honderdvoud ontvangen, en het eeuwige leven beerven. 30Maar vele eersten zullen de laatsten zijn, en vele laatsten de eersten.