1 ^19:1AND when Jesus had finished these words he departed from Galilee, and came into the bounds of Judea beyond the Jordan; ^19:2and great multitudes followed him, and he cured them there. ^19:3And the Pharisees came to him to try him, and said, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause? ^19:4And he answered and said, Have you not read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female? ^19:5and he said, On this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. ^19:6So that they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has yoked together, let not man separate.

2 ^19:7They said to him, Why then did Moses command us to give a bill of divorcement, and put her away? ^19:8He said to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so. ^19:9And I tell you, that whoever puts away his wife, except for adultery, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her that is put away, commits adultery.

3 ^19:10The disciples said to him, If the case of a man is thus with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. ^19:11And he said to them, All do not receive this word, but those to whom it is given. ^19:12For there are eunuchs from birth, who were born so from their mother; and there are eunuchs who are made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive [this doctrine] let him receive it.

4 ^19:13Then little children were brought to him that he should put his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. ^19:14But Jesus said, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. ^19:15And he put his hands on them and departed thence.

5 ^19:16And behold one came and said to him, Teacher, what good [work] shall I do that I may have eternal life? ^19:17And he said to him, Why do you ask me of the good? one is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. ^19:18He said to him, What? And Jesus said, this; You shall not kill; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not testify falsely; ^19:19Honor your father and mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. ^19:20The young man said to him, All these have I kept; what do I lack yet? ^19:21Jesus said to him, If you will be perfect, go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and follow me. ^19:22And when the young man heard [this] he went away sad, for he had great possessions.

6 ^19:23And Jesus said to his disciples, I tell you truly, that a rich man will enter into the kingdom of heaven with difficulty. ^19:24And again I tell 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. ^19:25And the disciples hearing this, were greatly astonished, and said, Who then can be saved? ^19:26But Jesus looking on them, said, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

7 ^19:27Then Peter answered and said, Behold we have left all and followed you; what shall we have therefore? ^19:28And Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, shall yourselves also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel; ^19:29and whoever has left brothers or sisters, or a father or mother, or children, or lands or houses, for my name's sake, shall receive many times as much, and inherit eternal life. ^19:30But many first shall be last; and last, first.

8 ^20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers in his vineyard. ^20:2And agreeing with the laborers for a denarius [14 cents] a day, he sent them into his vineyard. ^20:3And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market; ^20:4and he said to them, go also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went. ^20:5Again going out about the sixth and ninth hours, he did likewise. ^20:6And going out about the eleventh hour he found others standing, and said to them, Why stand you all the day idle? ^20:7They said to him, Because no man has hired us. He said to them, Go also into the vineyard. ^20:8And when it was evening the lord of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them the wages [stipulated], beginning from the last even to the first. ^20:9And those who came about the eleventh hour, received a denarius [14 cents] each. ^20:10And those who came first supposed that they should receive more. And they also received a denarius [14 cents] each; ^20:11and when they had received it, they complained of the householder, ^20:12saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day. ^20:13But he answered and said to one of them, Neighbor, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius [14 cents]? ^20:14Take what belongs to you, and go, for I will give to the last even as to you. ^20:15Is it not right for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good? ^20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last.

9 ^20:17And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took his twelve disciples aside privately, and said to them on the way, ^20:18Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, ^20:19and deliver him to the gentiles, to mock, and scourge, and crucify him; and on the third day he shall be raised.

10 ^20:20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping, and asking a certain thing of him. ^20:21And he said to her, What do you wish? She said to him, Say that these my two sons shall sit, one on your right hand, and the other on your left, in your kingdom. ^20:22But Jesus answered and said, You know not what you ask. Can you drink of the cup of which I am about to drink? They said to him, We can. ^20:23He said to them; you shall drink indeed of my cup; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father. ^20:24And the ten hearing this were displeased with the two brothers. ^20:25But Jesus called them to him, and said, You know that the rulers of the gentiles exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them; but it shall not be so among you. ^20:26But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister; ^20:27and whoever wishes to be first among you, let him be your servant, ^20:28as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.