If thy hand offend thee, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter
into life maimed than to have two hands and go into hell where the
worm does not die and the fire is never quenched. And if thy foot
offend thee, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter halt into life
than to have two feet to be cast into hell where the worm does not die
and the fire is never quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it
out. It is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one
eye than to have two eyes to be cast into hell fire. For every one
shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with
salt. Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its flavor, with what
will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with
another.
10 From there Jesus went into the coasts of Judaea by way of
the far side of Jordan. He was met by a large crowd who wanted to hear
Him speak and He taught them again.
The Pharisees came to Him, and, testing Him, asked, Is it lawful for a
man to put away his wife? In return, Jesus asked, What did Moses
command you?
They said, Moses suffered the writing of a bill of divorcement to put
her away. Jesus answered, Moses wrote this precept on account of the
hardness of your heart. But, from the beginning of the creation, God
made them male and female. For this cause a man shall leave his father
and mother, and cleave to his wife. The two shall be one flesh: so
then they are no more two, but one flesh. What, therefore, God has
joined together, let no man put asunder.
Later, in the house, His disciples asked Him again about this matter.
He said, Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another commits
adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband and be
married to another she commits adultery.
The people brought young children that He should touch them but His
disciples rebuked the people who brought them. Jesus was greatly
displeased and said to the disciples, Suffer the little children to
come to me. Forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as
a little child, shall not enter in. Jesus took them up in His arms,
put His hands upon them, and blessed them.
Along the road, a young man ran up to Jesus, knelt before Him and
asked, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus
said, Why call me good? There is none good but one, that is, God. Thou
knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not
steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and
mother.
The young man replied, Master, all these I have observed from my
youth. Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him and said to him, You lack
one thing: Go and sell whatever thou has and give the proceeds to the
poor. Thou shall have treasure in heaven. Then come, take up the
cross, and follow me. Upon hearing this the young man was sad and went
away grieving because he had many possessions.
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