1 En toe Jesus hierdie woorde geëindig het, het Hy van Galil,a vertrek en in die gebied van Judiaoorkant die Jordaan gekom.
2 En groot menigtes het Hom gevolg, en Hy het hulle daar gesond gemaak.
3 Toe kom die Fariseërs na Hom om Hom te versoek, en sê vir Hom: Is dit 'n man geoorloof om oor allerhande redes van sy vrou te skei?
4 En Hy antwoord hulle en sê: Het julle nie gelees dat Hy wat hulle gemaak het, hulle van die begin af man en vrou gemaak het nie,
5 en gesê het: Om hierdie rede sal die man sy vader en sy moeder verlaat en sy vrou aankleef, en hulle twee sal een vlees wees;
6 sodat hulle nie meer twee is nie, maar een vlees? Wat God dan saamgevoeg het, mag geen mens skei nie.
7 Hulle sê vir Hom: Waarom het Moses dan beveel om 'n skeibrief te gee en van haar te skei?
8 Hy antwoord hulle: Omdat Moses weens die hardheid van jul harte julle toegelaat het om van julle vroue te skei; maar van die begin af was dit nie so nie.
9 Maar Ek sê vir julle, elkeen wat van sy vrou skei, behalwe oor hoerery, en 'n ander een trou, pleeg egbreuk; en die wat die geskeie vrou trou, pleeg egbreuk.
10 Sy dissipels sê vir Hom: As die saak van 'n man met 'n vrou so is, dan is dit nie wenslik om te trou nie.
11 Maar Hy sê vir hulle: Almal vat hierdie woord nie, maar net die aan wie dit gegee is.
12 Want daar is persone wat onbekwaam is om te trou, wat van die moederskoot af so gebore is, en daar is persone wat deur die mense onbekwaam gemaak is, en daar is persone wat hulleself onbekwaam gemaak het ter wille van die koninkryk van die hemele. Wie dit kan vat, laat hom dit vat.
13 Toe bring hulle kindertjies na Hom, dat Hy hulle die hande sou oplê en bid; en die dissipels het hulle bestraf.
14 Maar Jesus sê: Laat die kindertjies staan en verhinder hulle nie om na My te kom nie; want aan sulkes behoort die koninkryk van die hemele.
15 En Hy het hulle die hande opgelê en daarvandaan vertrek.
16 En daar kom een na Hom en sê vir Hom: Goeie Meester, watter goeie ding moet ek doen, dat ek die ewige lewe kan hê?
17 En Hy sê vir hom: Waarom noem jy My goed? Niemand is goed nie, behalwe een, naamlik God. Maar as jy in die lewe wil ingaan, onderhou die gebooie.
18 Hy vra Hom: Watter? En Jesus sê -- dit: Jy mag nie doodslaan nie, jy mag nie egbreek nie, jy mag nie steel nie, jy mag geen valse getuienis gee nie;
19 eer jou vader en moeder; en: Jy moet jou naaste liefhê soos jouself.
20 Die jongman sê vir Hom: Al hierdie dinge het ek onderhou van my jeug af. Wat kom ek nog kort?
21 Jesus antwoord hom: As jy volmaak wil wees, gaan verkoop jou goed en gee dit aan die armes, en jy sal 'n skat in die hemel hê; en kom hier, volg My.
22 Maar toe die jongman die woord hoor, het hy bedroef weggegaan; want hy het baie besittings gehad.
23 En Jesus sê vir sy dissipels: Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle dat 'n ryk man beswaarlik in die koninkryk van die hemele sal ingaan.
24 En verder sê Ek vir julle, dit is makliker vir 'n kameel om deur die oog van 'n naald te gaan as vir 'n ryk man om in die koninkryk van God in te gaan.
25 Toe sy dissipels dit hoor, was hulle baie verslae en sê: Wie kan dan gered word?
26 Maar Jesus het hulle aangekyk en vir hulle gesê: By mense is dit onmoontlik, maar by God is alle dinge moontlik.
27 Daarop antwoord Petrus en sê vir Hom: Kyk, ons het alles verlaat en U gevolg. Wat sal daar dan vir ons wees?
28 En Jesus sê vir hulle: Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle dat julle wat My gevolg het, in die wedergeboorte wanneer die Seun van die mens op sy heerlike troon gaan sit, julle ook op twaalf trone sal sit en die twaalf stamme van Israel sal oordeel.
29 En elkeen wat huise of broers of susters of vader of moeder of vrou of kinders of grond ter wille van my Naam verlaat het, sal honderd maal soveel ontvang en die ewige lewe beërwe.
30 Maar baie wat eerste is, sal laaste wees, en wat laaste is, eerste.
1 And it came about that after saying these words, Jesus went away from Galilee, and came into the parts of Judaea on the other side of Jordan.
2 And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.
3 And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And he said in answer, Have you not seen in the Writings, that he who made them at the first made them male and female, and said,
5 For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and the two will become one flesh?
6 So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Then let not that which has been joined by God be parted by man.
7 They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?
8 He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first.
9 And I say to you, Whoever puts away his wife for any other cause than the loss of her virtue, and takes another, is a false husband: and he who takes her as his wife when she is put away, is no true husband to her.
10 The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.
11 But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given.
12 For there are men who, from birth, were without sex: and there are some who were made so by men: and there are others who have made themselves so for the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to take it, let him take it.
13 Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.
14 But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15 And he put his hands on them, and went away.
16 And one came to him and said, Master, what good thing have I to do, so that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said to him, Why are you questioning me about what is good? One there is who is good: but if you have a desire to go into life, keep the rules of the law.
18 He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,
19 Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
20 The young man says to him, All these things have I done: what more is there?
21 Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.
22 But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.
23 And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say to you, It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of God.
25 And the disciples, hearing this, were greatly surprised, saying, Who then may have salvation?
26 And Jesus, looking at them, said, With men this is not possible; but with God all things are possible.
27 Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?
28 And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that in the time when all things are made new, and the Son of man is seated in his glory, you who have come after me will be seated on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.
30 But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.