Matthew 19 (NET)

Matthew 19:1¹Now when Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 10:40Matt 19:1-9Mark 10:1-12Matt 7:28

Matthew 19:2²Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 12:15Mark 6:55-56Matt 14:35-36Matt 15:30-31Matt 4:23-25Matt 9:35-36

Matthew 19:3³Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mark 10:2Heb 3:9John 8:6Luke 11:53-54Mark 12:13Mark 12:15Matt 16:1Matt 22:16-18Matt 22:35Matt 5:31-32

Matthew 19:4⁴He answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 2:23Gen 1:27Gen 5:2Luke 10:26Mal 2:15Gen 2:18Matt 22:31Mark 12:10Mark 12:26Matt 21:42

Matthew 19:5⁵and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh ’?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 2:21-241 Cor 7:41 Cor 7:2Eph 5:31Mark 10:5-91 Cor 6:161 Sam 18:1Ps 63:8Rom 12:91 Kgs 11:2

Matthew 19:6⁶So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Heb 13:4Mark 10:91 Cor 7:10-14Rom 7:2Eph 5:28Mal 2:14Prov 2:17

Matthew 19:7⁷They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 24:1-4Matt 5:31Mark 10:4Mal 2:16Isa 50:1Jer 3:8Matt 1:19

Matthew 19:8⁸Jesus said to them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mal 2:13-14Gen 2:24Jer 6:16Mark 10:5Zech 7:12Gen 7:7Matt 3:15

Matthew 19:9⁹Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 5:32Luke 16:181 Cor 7:391 Cor 7:10-13Mark 10:11-12Rom 7:2-3Gen 12:18-19Gen 20:3Jer 3:81 Cor 5:1

Matthew 19:10¹⁰The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Cor 7:32-351 Cor 7:1-21 Cor 7:39-401 Cor 7:81 Tim 4:31 Tim 5:11-15Prov 18:22Prov 19:13-14Prov 21:19Prov 21:9

Matthew 19:11¹¹He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Cor 7:171 Cor 7:21 Cor 7:351 Cor 7:7-9Matt 13:11

Matthew 19:12¹²For there are some eunuchs who were that way from birth, and some who were made eunuchs by others, and some who became eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Cor 7:32-381 Cor 9:5Isa 56:3-4Isa 39:71 Cor 9:15

Matthew 19:13¹³Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mark 10:13-16Luke 18:15-17Matt 18:2-5Acts 2:391 Cor 7:141 Sam 1:24Gen 48:1Gen 48:9-20Jer 32:39Luke 9:49-50

Matthew 19:14¹⁴But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 18:3Luke 18:16-171 Cor 14:20Mark 10:14Matt 11:251 Pet 2:1-21 Sam 1:11Gen 17:24-26Judg 13:71 Sam 1:24

Matthew 19:15¹⁵And he placed his hands on them and went on his way.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mark 10:161 Cor 7:142 Tim 3:15Isa 40:11

Matthew 19:16¹⁶Now someone came up to him and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mark 10:17-30John 3:15Luke 18:18-30Jude 1:21Matt 25:461 John 1:21 John 5:20Titus 3:71 John 2:251 John 5:11-13

Matthew 19:17¹⁷He said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Lev 18:5Gal 3:11-13Luke 10:26-281 Sam 2:2Rom 10:51 John 4:16Ezek 20:11-12Ezek 20:21Neh 9:291 John 4:8-10

Matthew 19:18¹⁸“Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied, “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 5:16-21Exod 20:12-17Jas 2:10-11Luke 18:20Mark 10:19Gal 3:10Matt 5:21-28Rom 13:8-10

Matthew 19:19¹⁹honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Lev 19:18Deut 5:16Exod 20:12Matt 22:39Eph 6:1-2Jas 2:8Luke 10:27Matt 15:4-6Gal 5:14Lev 19:3

Matthew 19:20²⁰The young man said to him, “I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws. What do I still lack?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gal 3:24Mark 10:20-21Phil 3:6John 8:7Luke 15:29Luke 15:7Luke 18:11-12Luke 18:21-22Rom 3:19-23Rom 7:9

Matthew 19:21²¹Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mark 10:21Luke 18:22Luke 12:33Acts 2:45Luke 14:33Matt 5:481 Tim 6:17-19John 10:27John 12:26Luke 9:23

Matthew 19:22²²But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 33:31Matt 6:24Matt 13:22Col 3:5Eph 5:5Mark 10:22Matt 16:26Luke 18:23Mark 6:26Matt 14:9

Matthew 19:23²³Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Tim 6:9-10Matt 13:22Jas 5:1-4Luke 18:24Mark 10:231 Cor 1:26John 3:3Matt 18:3Prov 11:28Prov 30:8-9

Matthew 19:24²⁴Again I say, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 5:44Luke 18:25Mark 10:24-25Jer 13:23Matt 19:26Matt 23:24

Matthew 19:25²⁵The disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said, “Then who can be saved?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rom 10:13Matt 24:22Luke 13:23-24Mark 13:20Rom 11:5-7

Matthew 19:26²⁶Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 32:27Luke 1:37Job 42:2Luke 18:27Mark 10:27Jer 32:17Gen 18:14Ps 62:11Num 11:23Zech 8:6

Matthew 19:27²⁷Then Peter said to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Phil 3:8Luke 18:28Luke 5:11Mark 1:17-20Luke 15:29Deut 33:9Luke 5:27-28Mark 10:28Mark 2:14Matt 4:20-22

Matthew 19:28²⁸Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 22:28-301 Cor 6:2-3Matt 25:31Rev 20:4Isa 65:172 Tim 2:12Matt 16:27Rev 2:26-27Rev 20:11-15Rev 21:5

Matthew 19:29²⁹And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 18:29-30Mark 10:29-30Phil 3:8Luke 14:26Matt 16:25Matt 10:37-38Matt 6:331 Pet 4:14Matt 10:22John 15:19

Matthew 19:30³⁰But many who are first will be last, and the last first.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 13:30Matt 20:16Mark 10:31Matt 21:31-32Luke 18:13-14Rom 5:20-21Rom 9:30-33Luke 7:29-30Matt 8:11-12Heb 4:1