another, she committeth |10 away committeth adultery. The adultery. | disciples say unto him, If the | case of the man is so with his | wife, it is not expedient to 11 marry. But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, 12 but they to whom it is 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 eunuchs, which made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. [Footnote 1: Many authorities, some ancient, insert _the_.] [Footnote 2: Some ancient authorities read _created_.] [Footnote 3: Some ancient authorities read _saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress_: as in ch. 5:32, § 54.] [Footnote 4: The following words, to the end of the verse, are omitted by some ancient authorities.] [Footnote 5: Some ancient authorities omit _and shall cleave to his wife_.] [Footnote a: Matthew expressly states that he went from Galilee through Perea, and soon afterwards carries him forward to Jericho and Jerusalem. (Comp. Mark also.) Yet he says that Jesus did this when he had finished the parable of the unforgiving servant, which we have placed nearly six months earlier (§ 92). Luke here presently agrees with Matthew and Mark, and they go on together to the end, while heretofore Matthew and Mark have given us nothing since Jesus went to the Feast of Tabernacles. In one way or another we must suppose quite a break in their narrative. See Broadus' commentary on Matthew 19:1, and compare note 10 at end of Harmony.] § 123. CHRIST AND CHILDREN AND THE FAILURE OF THE DISCIPLES TO UNDERSTAND THE ATTITUDE OF JESUS Perea