1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, he withdrew from Galilee, and came to the coasts of Judaea beyond the Jordan; 2 and great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

3 And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 But he answering said to them, Have ye not read that he who made them, from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh? 6 so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. 7 They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and to send her away? 8 He says to them, Moses, in view of your hardheartedness, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not thus. 9 But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, not for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries one put away commits adultery. 10 His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 11 And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given; 12 for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

13 Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such: 15 and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.

16 And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal? 17 And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 20 The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet? 21 Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. 22 But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.

23 And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens; 24 and again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to enter a needle’s eye than a rich man into the kingdom of God. 25 And when the disciples heard it they were exceedingly astonished, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus, looking on them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. 27 Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee; what then shall happen to us? 28 And Jesus said to them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit down upon his throne of glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal. 30 But many first shall be last, and last first.

1 Kui Jeesus oli need kõned lõpetanud, lahkus ta Galileast ja tuli Juudamaa alale teisele poole Jordanit. 2 Talle järgnes suur rahvahulk, ja ta tegi neid seal terveks.

3 Jeesuse juurde tuli varisere, kes küsisid temalt kiusliku mõttega: „Kas mehel on luba lahutada oma naisest ükskõik mis põhjusel?"

4 „Kas te ei ole lugenud," vastas Jeesus, „et alguses „tegi Looja nad meheks ja naiseks?" 5 ning ütles: „Seepärast jätab mees maha oma isa ja ema ning hoiab oma naise poole ja need kaks saavad üheks." 6 Siis nad ei ole enam kaks, vaid üks liha. Mis nüüd Jumal on ühte pannud, seda ärgu inimene lahutagu!"

7 „Miks siis Mooses on käskinud mehel lahutustunnistus anda, et naine minema saata?" küsisid nad.

8 „Teie kõva südame pärast lubas Mooses teil naise endast lahutada," ütles Jeesus, „aga alguses ei olnud see nõnda. 9 Mina ütlen teile, et igaüks, kes lahutab oma naisest muul põhjusel kui abielurikkumine ja võtab teise, rikub abielu ja kes abiellub lahutatud naisega, rikub abielu."

10 „Kui abielus on selline olukord mehe ja naise vahel, siis on parem mitte abielluda," arvasid jüngrid.

11 „Mitte igaüks ei suuda leppida sellega, mida ma nüüd ütlen," vastas Jeesus, „vaid üksnes need, kellele see on antud: 12 on kohitsetuid, kes on sellised emaüsast saadik, ja on neid, kes on inimeste poolt kohitsetud, ja on neid, kes elavad justkui kohitsetud taevariigi pärast. Kes suudab sellega leppida, see leppigu!"

13 Siis toodi Jeesuse juurde lapsi, et ta paneks oma käed nende peale ja palvetaks; jüngrid aga tõrelesid toojatega.

14 Aga Jeesus ütles: „Laske lapsed minu juurde tulla, ärge keelake neid! Sest selliste päralt on taevariik." 15 Ja kui ta oli neile käed peale pannud, läks ta sealt ära.

16 Kord tuli tema juurde mees ja küsis: „Õpetaja, mis head ma pean tegema, et saada igavest elu?"

17 Jeesus ütles talle: „Miks sa minult pärid hea kohta? On vaid üks, kes on hea. Kui tahad ellu pääseda, siis pea kinni käskudest."

18 „Millistest?" küsis noormees.

Jeesus vastas: „Ära tapa, ära riku abielu, ära varasta, ära anna valetunnistust, 19 austa oma isa ja ema ning armasta oma ligimest nagu iseennast!"

20 „Seda kõike ma olen pidanud," vastas noormees. „Mis mul veel puudub?"

21 „Kui sa tahad olla täiuslik," ütles Jeesus, „siis müü ära kõik, mis sul on, ja jaga vaestele, ja sul on siis aare taevas, ning tule, järgne mulle!"

22 Aga kui noormees neid sõnu kuulis, lahkus ta kurvana, sest tal oli palju vara.

23 Jeesus aga ütles oma jüngritele: „Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, rikkal on raske pääseda taevariiki. 24 Taas ma ütlen teile, et hõlpsam on kaamelil minna läbi nõelasilma kui rikkal minna Jumala riiki."

25 Seda kuuldes jüngrid kohkusid väga. „Kes siis üldse võib saada päästetud?" küsisid nad.

26 Jeesus vaatas neile otsa ja ütles: „Inimestel ongi see võimatu, kuid Jumalal on kõik võimalik!"

27 Siis vastas Peetrus: „Vaata, meie oleme jätnud kõik maha ja järgnenud sulle. Mis me sellest nüüd saame?"

28 Jeesus ütles neile: „Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, et teie, kes te olete mind järginud, uuestisündimises, kui Inimese Poeg istub oma auhiilguse troonile, istute ka ise kaheteistkümnele troonile ja mõistate kohut kaheteistkümne Iisraeli suguharu üle! 29 Ja igaüks, kes on jätnud maha majad või vennad või õed või isa või ema või lapsed või põllud minu pärast, saab nad tagasi sajakordselt ning pärib igavese elu. 30 Ent paljud esimesed jäävad viimasteks ja viimased saavad esimesteks."