1 And it happened that when Jesus had finished these words, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea across the Jordan.
2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
3 Pharisees also came to him to test him, and they asked, "Is a man permitted to send away his wife for any and every reason?"
4 He replied, "Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made them male and female,
5 and said, 'On account of this a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will be one flesh'?
6 Consequently they are no longer two, but one flesh. So what God has yoked together, man must not separate."
7 They asked him, "Why, then, did Moses command giving a document of divorce and sending her away?"
8 He told them, "It was with an eye to your hardness of heart that Moses allowed you to send away your wives; but it has not been this way from the beginning.
9 And I say to you that whoever sends away his wife, except on account of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries a woman who has been sent away commits adultery."
10 His disciples said to him, "If that is how things stand between a man and his wife, it is not advantageous to marry."
11 He answered them, "Not everyone makes room for this word, only those to whom it has been granted.
12 For some are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb; some are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and some are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs because of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever can make room for this, let him make room for it."
13 Then little children were brought to him so that he would place his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and do not stop them from coming to me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
15 After placing his hands on them, he went on from there.
16 Then someone came up to him and said, "Good Teacher, what good thing should I do in order to have eternal life?"
17 He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except one, God. But if you wish to enter into life, observe the commandments."
18 He asked him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "'You shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not give false testimony;
19 honor your father and mother'; and 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'"
20 The young man said to him, "I have observed all these since I was young. What am I still lacking?"
21 Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go away, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me."
22 On hearing this word, the young man went away grieving, because he owned much property.
23 Jesus then said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you that a rich man will find it hard to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say to you, 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."
25 Hearing this, his disciples were utterly amazed and said, "Who, then, is able to be saved?"
26 Jesus looked straight at them and said, "For men this is impossible, but for God everything is possible."
27 Then Peter answered him, "Look, we have left everything behind and followed you. So what will there be for us?"
28 Jesus told them, "Truly I say to you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man takes his seat on the throne of his glory, you too will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
30 But many who are first will be last, and those who are last, first.