Thematic Bible
Matthew 19:1 (show verse)
When Jesus had finished this instruction, He departed from Galilee and went to the region of Judea across the Jordan.
Matthew 19:2 (show verse)
Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
Matthew 19:3 (show verse)
Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?”
Matthew 19:4 (show verse)
Matthew 19:5 (show verse)
and He also said:
“For this reason a man will leave
his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two will become one flesh?
Matthew 19:6 (show verse)
Matthew 19:7 (show verse)
“Why then,” they asked Him, “did Moses command us to give divorce papers and to send her away?”
Matthew 19:8 (show verse)
He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts. But it was not like that from the beginning.
Matthew 19:9 (show verse)
Matthew 19:10 (show verse)
His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”
Matthew 19:11 (show verse)
But He told them, “Not everyone can accept this saying, but only those it has been given to.
Matthew 19:12 (show verse)
Matthew 19:13 (show verse)
Then children were brought to Him so He might put His hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked them.
Matthew 19:14 (show verse)
Then Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to Me, because the kingdom of heaven is made up of people like this.”
Matthew 19:15 (show verse)
After putting His hands on them, He went on from there.
Matthew 19:16 (show verse)
Just then someone came up and asked Him, “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?”
Matthew 19:17 (show verse)
Matthew 19:18 (show verse)
“Which ones?” he asked Him. Jesus answered:
Do not murder;
do not commit adultery;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;
Matthew 19:19 (show verse)
Matthew 19:20 (show verse)
“I have kept all these,” the young man told Him. “What do I still lack?”
Matthew 19:21 (show verse)
Matthew 19:22 (show verse)
When the young man heard that command, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
Matthew 19:23 (show verse)
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “I assure you: It will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!
Matthew 19:24 (show verse)
Matthew 19:25 (show verse)
When the disciples heard this, they were utterly astonished and asked, “Then who can be saved?”
Matthew 19:26 (show verse)
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:27 (show verse)
Then Peter responded to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You. So what will there be for us?”
Matthew 19:28 (show verse)
Jesus said to them, “I assure you: In the Messianic Age, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on 12 thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.