Teachings about Divorce (Matthew 19:1–12)
1 DRA And rising up from thence, he cometh into the coasts of Judea beyond the Jordan: and the multitudes flock to him again. And as he was accustomed, he taught them again. BSB BSB: Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
2 DRA And the Pharisees coming to him asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. BSB BSB: Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
3 DRA But he answering, saith to them: What did Moses command you? BSB BSB: “What did Moses command you?” He replied.
4 DRA Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. BSB BSB: They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
5 DRA To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you that precept. BSB BSB: But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
6 DRA But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. BSB BSB: However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
7 DRA For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother; and shall cleave to his wife. BSB BSB: ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
8 DRA And they two shall be in one flesh. Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. BSB BSB: and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 DRA What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. BSB BSB: Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
10 DRA And in the house again his disciples asked him concerning the same thing. BSB BSB: When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
11 DRA And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another, committeth adultery against her. BSB BSB: So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
12 DRA And if the wife shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. BSB BSB: And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
Jesus Blesses the Children (Matthew 19:13–15; Luke 18:15–17)
13 DRA And they brought to him young children, that he might touch them. And the disciples rebuked them that brought them. BSB BSB: Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14 DRA Whom when Jesus saw, he was much displeased, and saith to them: Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. BSB BSB: But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15 DRA Amen I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
16 DRA And embracing them, and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them. BSB BSB: And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
The Rich Young Man (Matthew 19:16–30; Luke 18:18–30)
17 DRA And when he was gone forth into the way, a certain man running up and kneeling before him, asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may receive life everlasting? BSB BSB: As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 DRA And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God. BSB BSB: “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
19 DRA Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, bear not false witness, do no fraud, honour thy father and mother. BSB BSB: You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
20 DRA But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things I have observed from my youth. BSB BSB: “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
21 DRA And Jesus looking on him, loved him, and said to him: One thing is wanting unto thee: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. BSB BSB: Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
22 DRA Who being struck sad at that saying, went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. BSB BSB: But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
23 DRA And Jesus looking round about, saith to his disciples: How hardly shall they that have riches, enter into the kingdom of God! BSB BSB: Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
24 DRA And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus again answering, saith to them: Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God? BSB BSB: And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
25 DRA It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. BSB BSB: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 DRA Who wondered the more, saying among themselves: Who then can be saved? BSB BSB: They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
27 DRA And Jesus looking on them, saith: With men it is impossible; but not with God: for all things are possible with God. BSB BSB: Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
28 DRA And Peter began to say unto him: Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee. BSB BSB: Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
29 DRA Jesus answering, said: Amen I say to you, there is no man who hath left house or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, BSB BSB: “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
30 DRA Who shall not receive an hundred times as much, now in this time; houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions: and in the world to come life everlasting. BSB BSB: will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
31 DRA But many that are first, shall be last: and the last, first. BSB BSB: But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
The Third Prediction of the Passion (Matthew 20:17–19; Luke 18:31–34)
32 DRA And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem: and Jesus went before them, and they were astonished; and following were afraid. And taking again the twelve, he began to tell them the things that should befall him. BSB BSB: As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
33 DRA Saying: Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes and ancients, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles. BSB BSB: “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
34 DRA And they shall mock him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. BSB BSB: who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
The Request of James and John (Matthew 20:20–28)
35 DRA And James and John the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying: Master, we desire that whatsoever we shall ask, thou wouldst do it for us: BSB BSB: Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
36 DRA But he said to them: What would you that I should do for you? BSB BSB: “What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.
37 DRA And they said: Grant to us, that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. BSB BSB: They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
38 DRA And Jesus said to them: You know not what you ask. Can you drink of the chalice that I drink of: or be baptized with the baptism wherewith I am baptized? BSB BSB: “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
39 DRA But they said to him: We can. And Jesus saith to them: You shall indeed drink of the chalice that I drink of: and with the baptism wherewith I am baptized, you shall be baptized. BSB BSB: “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.
40 DRA But to sit on my right hand, or on my left, is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared. BSB BSB: But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
41 DRA And the ten hearing it, began to be much displeased at James and John. BSB BSB: When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
42 DRA But Jesus calling them, saith to them: You know that they who seem to rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them: and their princes have power over them. BSB BSB: So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
43 DRA But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater, shall be your minister. BSB BSB: But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
44 DRA And whosoever will be first among you, shall be the servant of all. BSB BSB: and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
Jesus Heals Bartimaeus (Matthew 20:29–34; Luke 18:35–43)
46 DRA And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho, with his disciples, and a very great multitude, Bartimeus the blind man, the son of Timeus, sat by the way side begging. BSB BSB: Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
47 DRA Who when he had heard, that it was Jesus of Nazareth, began to cry out, and to say: Jesus son of David, have mercy on me. BSB BSB: When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 DRA And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace; but he cried a great deal the more: Son of David, have mercy on me. BSB BSB: Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 DRA And Jesus, standing still, commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him: Be of better comfort: arise, he calleth thee. BSB BSB: Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
50 DRA Who casting off his garment leaped up, and came to him. BSB BSB: Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
51 DRA And Jesus answering, said to him: What wilt thou that I should do to thee? And the blind man said to him: Rabboni, that I may see. BSB BSB: “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
52 DRA And Jesus saith to him: Go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he saw, and followed him in the way. BSB BSB: “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.