33 soughtest me: shouldest not thou also have har mercy on 34 thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, 35 till he should pay all that was due. So also shall my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. 19 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the 2 borders of Judæa beyond Jordan; and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 And there came unto him Pharisees, tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his 4 wife for every cause? And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he which made them from the 5 beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the twain shall become 6 one flesh? So that they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let 7 not man put asunder. They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and 8 to put her away? He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: 9 but from the beginning it hath not been so. And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put 10 away committeth adultery. The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not 11 expedient to marry. But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, but they to whom it is 12 given. For there are eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs, which were made eunuchs by men and there are 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. 35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. CHAPTER XIX. 2 Christ healeth the sick: 3 answereth the Pharisees concerning divorcement: 10 sheweth when marriage is necessary: 13 receiveth little children: 16 instructeth the young man how to attain eternal life, 20 and how to be perfect: 23 telleth his disciples how hard it is for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God, 27 and promiseth reward to those that forsake any thing to follow him. A ND it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judæa beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. 10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which 13 eunuchs, which made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray and 14 the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come 15 unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. 16 And behold, one came to him and said, Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal 17 life? And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the com18 mandments. He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false 19 witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou 20 shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what 21 lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, fol22 low me. But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions. 23 And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom 24 of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man 25 to enter into the kingdom of God. And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, 26 Who then can be saved? And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but 27 with God all things are possible. Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left all, and 28 followed thee; what then shall we have? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of 29 Israel. And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. 13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray and his disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. 16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me god? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, 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 saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? 21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. 23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples. Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the king. dom of heaven. 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 25 When his disciples heard it, they were excedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. 27Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, 30 and shall inherit eternal life. But many shall be last 20 that are first; and first that are last. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers 2 into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine3 yard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw 4 others standing in the marketplace idle; and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their 5 way. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth 6 hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith 7 unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith 8 unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard. And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, 9 beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they re10 ceived every man a penny. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they 11 likewise received every man a penny. And when they received it, they murmured against the householder, 12 saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the 13 burden of the day and the scorching heat. But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no 14 wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to 15 give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine |