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mother, and cleave to his wife;
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And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain,
but one flesh.
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What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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And in the
house his disciples asked him again of the same
matter.
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And he saith unto them,
Whosoever
shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
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And if a woman
shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
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And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and
his
disciples rebuked
those that brought
them.
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But when Jesus saw
it,
he was much displeased, and said unto them,
Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
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Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall
not enter therein.
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And he took them up in his arms, put
his
hands upon them, and blessed them.
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And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and
asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
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And Jesus said unto him,
Why callest thou me good?
there is
none good but one,
that is,
God.
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Thou knowest the
commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness,
Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
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And he answered and said unto him, Master, all
these have I observed from my youth.
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Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him,
One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt
have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
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And he was sad at that
saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
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And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples,
How hardly shall they that have
riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus
answereth again, and saith unto them,
Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter
into the kingdom of God!
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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.
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And they were astonished out of measure, saying
among themselves, Who then can be saved?
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And Jesus looking upon them saith,
With men
it is
impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
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Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
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And Jesus
answered and said,
Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,
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But he
shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and
children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
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But many
that are
first shall be last; and the last first.
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And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were
amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell
them what things should happen unto him,
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Saying,
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son
of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him
to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
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And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him,
and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
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