1 When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

3 Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

4 He answered, "Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’ 6 So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart."

7 They asked him, "Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?"

8 He 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. 9 I 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."

10 His disciples said to him, "If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."

11 But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given. 12 For 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."

13 Then little children were brought to him that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But 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." 15 He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.

16 Behold, one came to him and said, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"

17 He 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."

18 He 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 your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’"

20 The young man said to him, "All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?"

21 Jesus 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." 22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

23 Jesus said to his disciples, "Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom."

25 When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

26 Looking at them, Jesus said, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

27 Then Peter answered, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?"

28 Jesus 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. 29 Everyone 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. 30 But many will be last who are first, and first who are last.

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.