On Divorce

¹ And it happened that when Jesus had finished these statements, he went away from Galilee and came into the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

² And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

³ And Pharisees came up to him in order to¹ test him, and asked² if it was permitted for a man to divorce his wife for any cause.

1. *Here “in order to” is supplied as a component of the participle (“test”) which is understood as purpose
2. *Here the participle (“asked”) is translated as a finite verb because of English style

⁴ And he answered and¹ said, “Have you not read that the one who created them² from the beginning made them male and female

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

⁵ and said, ‘On account of this a man will leave his¹ father and his² mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?³

1. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
2. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
3. A quotation from Gen 2:24

⁶ So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate.”

⁷ They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us¹ to give a document—a certificate of divorce—and to divorce her?”

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

⁸ He said to them, “Moses, with reference to your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this.

⁹ Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”¹

1. Some manuscripts omit “and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery”

¹⁰ The disciples¹ said to him, “If this is the case of a man with his² wife, it would be better not to marry!”

1. Some manuscripts have “His disciples”
2. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

¹¹ But he said to them, “Not everyone can accept this saying but those to whom it has been given.

¹² For there are eunuchs who were born as such from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs¹ for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this,² let him accept it.”³

1. An understood repetition of the term from earlier in the verse
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

Little Children Brought to Jesus

¹³ Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his¹ hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

1. Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

¹⁴ But Jesus said, “Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, ⌞for to such belongs⌟¹ the kingdom of heaven.”

1. Literally “for of such is”

¹⁵ And he laid his¹ hands on them and² traveled on from there.

1. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“laid”) has been translated as a finite verb

A Rich Young Man

¹⁶ And behold, someone came up to him and¹ said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I will have eternal life?”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁷ And he said to him, “Why are you asking me about what is good? There is one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!”

¹⁸ He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

¹⁹ honor your¹ father and your² mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

1. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
2. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

²⁰ The young man said to him, “All these I have observed. What do I still lack?”

²¹ Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give the proceeds¹ to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me.”

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

²² But when¹ the young man heard the statement, he went away sorrowful, because he was one who had many possessions.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal

²³ And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich person will enter into the kingdom of heaven!

²⁴ And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich person into¹ the kingdom of God.”

1. Some manuscripts have “to enter into”

²⁵ So when¹ the disciples heard this,² they were extremely amazed, saying, “Then who can be saved?”

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

²⁶ But Jesus looked at them¹ and² said to them, “With human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“looked at”) has been translated as a finite verb

²⁷ Then Peter answered and¹ said to him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

²⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that in the renewal of the world,¹ when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me—you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

1. The words “of the world” are supplied as a clarification of “renewal”

²⁹ And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife¹ or children or fields on account of my name will receive a hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

1. Some manuscripts omit “or wife”

³⁰ But many who are first will be last, and the last first.