Matthew 19 – NIV & CCBT

New International Version

Matthew 19:1-30

Divorce

1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. 2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

3Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”

4“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’19:4 Gen. 1:27 5and 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’19:5 Gen. 2:24? 6So 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?”

8Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

10The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”

11Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12For 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

13Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.

14Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.

The Rich and the Kingdom of God

16Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”

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.”

18“Which ones?” he inquired.

Jesus replied, “ ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19honor your father and mother,’19:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20 and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’19:19 Lev. 19:18

20“All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”

21Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

22When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.

23Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24Again 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.”

25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”

26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

27Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife19:29 Some manuscripts do not have or wife. or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

馬太福音 19:1-30

論休妻

1耶穌說完這番話,就離開加利利來到約旦河對岸的猶太地區。 2有一大群人跟著祂,祂就在那裡醫好了他們的病。

3有幾個法利賽人到耶穌那裡想試探祂,便問祂:「丈夫可以用任何理由休妻嗎?」

4耶穌回答說:「你們沒有讀過嗎?太初,造物主造了男人和女人,並且說, 5『因此,人要離開父母,與妻子結合,二人成為一體。』 6這樣,夫妻不再是兩個人,而是一體了。因此,上帝配合的,人不可分開。」

7他們追問:「那麼,為什麼摩西說,只要給妻子休書,就可以休她呢?」

8耶穌說:「因為摩西知道你們鐵石心腸,所以才准你們休妻。但起初並不是這樣。 9我告訴你們,除非是妻子不貞,否則,任何人休妻另娶,就是犯通姦罪19·9 有古卷在此處有「娶被休女子的人也犯了通姦罪」。。」

10門徒對耶穌說:「如果夫妻關係是這樣,還不如不結婚。」

11耶穌說:「這話不是每個人都能接受的,只有那些得到這種恩賜的人才能接受。 12人不結婚的原因很多,有些是因為先天的缺陷,有些是被人閹了,也有些是為了天國而自己放棄結婚的權利。誰能接受,就讓他接受吧。」

耶穌為小孩子祝福

13有人帶著小孩子來見耶穌,請求耶穌為他們按手禱告,卻受到門徒的責備。

14耶穌說:「讓小孩子到我這裡來,不要阻止他們,因為天國屬於這樣的人。」 15於是祂為他們按手禱告,然後才離開那裡。

有錢的青年

16有一個人來請教耶穌:「老師,我該做什麼善事才能獲得永生呢?」

17耶穌說:「你為什麼問我做什麼善事?只有上帝是善的,你要得永生,就必須遵守祂的誡命。」

18那人問:「什麼誡命呢?」

耶穌答道:「不可殺人,不可通姦,不可偷盜,不可作偽證, 19要孝敬父母,並且愛鄰如己。」

20那青年說:「這些我早已遵守了,還缺什麼呢?」

21耶穌告訴他:「如果你想做到純全,就去變賣所有的產業,送給窮人,你就必有財寶存在天上,然後你來跟從我。」 22那青年聽後,便憂傷地走了,因為他有許多產業。

23事後,耶穌對門徒說:「我實在告訴你們,有錢人進天國很困難。 24我再告訴你們,駱駝穿過針眼比有錢人進上帝的國還容易呢!」

25門徒聽了,驚奇地問:「這樣,誰能得救呢?」

26耶穌看著他們說:「對人而言,這不可能;但對上帝而言,凡事都可能。」

27彼得問道:「你看,我們已經撇下一切來跟從你了,將來會有什麼獎賞呢?」

28耶穌說:「我實在告訴你們,到萬物更新、人子坐在祂榮耀的寶座上時,你們這些跟從我的人也要坐在十二個寶座上,審判以色列的十二個支派。 29無論誰為我的名而撇下房屋、弟兄、姊妹、父母、兒女或田地,都要得到百倍的賞賜,而且承受永生。 30然而,許多為首的將要殿後,殿後的將要為首。」