Matthew 19

Matthew 19, Catholic Public Domain Version

1. And it happened that, when Jesus had completed these words, he moved away from Galilee, and he arrived within the borders of Judea, across the Jordan.

   Et factum est, cum consummasset Jesus sermones istos, migravit a Galilæa, et venit in fines Judææ trans Jordanem,

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   And great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

   et secutæ sunt eum turbæ multæ, et curavit eos ibi.

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   And the Pharisees approached him, testing him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to separate from his wife, no matter what the cause?”

   Et accesserunt ad eum pharisæi tentantes eum, et dicentes: Si licet homini dimittere uxorem suam, quacumque ex causa?

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   And he said to them in response, “Have you not read that he who made man from the beginning, made them male and female?” And he said:

   Qui respondens, ait eis: Non legistis, quia qui fecit hominem ab initio, masculum et feminam fecit eos? Et dixit:

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   “For this reason, a man shall separate from father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife, and these two shall become one flesh.

   Propter hoc dimittet homo patrem, et matrem, et adhærebit uxori suæ, et erunt duo in carne una.

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   And so, now they are not two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no man separate.”

   Itaque jam non sunt duo, sed una caro. Quod ergo Deus conjunxit, homo non separet.

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   They said to him, “Then why did Moses command him to give a bill of divorce, and to separate?”

   Dicunt illi: Quid ergo Moyses mandavit dare libellum repudii, et dimittere?

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   He said to them: “Although Moses permitted you to separate from your wives, due to the hardness of your heart, it was not that way from the beginning.

   Ait illis: Quoniam Moyses ad duritiam cordis vestri permisit vobis dimittere uxores vestras: ab initio autem non fuit sic.

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   And I say to you, that whoever will have separated from his wife, except because of fornication, and who will have married another, commits adultery, and whoever will have married her who has been separated, commits adultery.Ӡ

   Dico autem vobis, quia quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam, nisi ob fornicationem, et aliam duxerit, mœchatur: et qui dimissam duxerit, mœchatur.

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    His disciples said to him, “If such is the case for a man with a wife, then it is not expedient to marry.”

    Dicunt ei discipuli ejus: Si ita est causa hominis cum uxore, non expedit nubere.

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    And he said to them: “Not everyone is able to grasp this word, but only those to whom it has been given.†

    Qui dixit illis: Non omnes capiunt verbum istud, sed quibus datum est.

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    For there are chaste persons who were born so from their mother’s womb, and there are chaste persons who have been made so by men, and there are chaste persons who have made themselves chaste for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever is able to grasp this, let him grasp it.”†

    Sunt enim eunuchi, qui de matris utero sic nati sunt: et sunt eunuchi, qui facti sunt ab hominibus: et sunt eunuchi, qui seipsos castraverunt propter regnum cælorum. Qui potest capere capiat.

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    Then they brought to him little children, so that he would place his hands upon them and pray. But the disciples rebuked them.

    Tunc oblati sunt ei parvuli, ut manus eis imponeret, et oraret. Discipuli autem increpabant eos.

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    Yet truly, Jesus said to them: “Allow the little children to come to me, and do not choose to prohibit them. For the kingdom of heaven is among such as these.”

    Jesus vero ait eis: Sinite parvulos, et nolite eos prohibere ad me venire: talium est enim regnum cælorum.

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    And when he had imposed his hands upon them, he went away from there.

    Et cum imposuisset eis manus, abiit inde.

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    And behold, someone approached and said to him, “Good Teacher, what good should I do, so that I may have eternal life?”

    Et ecce unus accedens, ait illi: Magister bone, quid boni faciam ut habeam vitam æternam?

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    And he said to him: “Why do you question me about what is good? One is good: God. But if you wish to enter into life, observe the commandments.”

    Qui dixit ei: Quid me interrogas de bono? Unus est bonus, Deus. Si autem vis ad vitam ingredi, serva mandata.

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    He said to him, “Which?” And Jesus said: “You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony.

    Dicit illi: Quæ? Jesus autem dixit: Non homicidium facies; non adulterabis; non facies furtum; non falsum testimonium dices;

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    Honor your father and your mother. And, you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

    honora patrem tuum, et matrem tuam, et diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum.

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    The young man said to him: “All these I have kept from my childhood. What is still lacking for me?”

    Dicit illi adolescens: Omnia hæc custodivi a juventute mea: quid adhuc mihi deest?

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    Jesus said to him: “If you are willing to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.”

    Ait illi Jesus: Si vis perfectus esse, vade, vende quæ habes, et da pauperibus, et habebis thesaurum in cælo: et veni, sequere me.

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    And when the young man had heard this word, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

    Cum audisset autem adolescens verbum, abiit tristis: erat enim habens multas possessiones.

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    Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, I say to you, that the wealthy shall enter with difficulty into the kingdom of heaven.

    Jesus autem dixit discipulis suis: Amen dico vobis, quia dives difficile intrabit in regnum cælorum.

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    And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for the wealthy to enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

    Et iterum dico vobis: Facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire, quam divitem intrare in regnum cælorum.

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    And upon hearing this, the disciples wondered greatly, saying: “Then who will be able to be saved?”

    Auditis autem his, discipuli mirabantur valde, dicentes: Quis ergo poterit salvus esse?

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    But Jesus, gazing at them, said to them: “With men, this is impossible. But with God, all things are possible.”

    Aspiciens autem Jesus, dixit illis: Apud homines hoc impossibile est: apud Deum autem omnia possibilia sunt.

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    Then Peter responded by saying to him: “Behold, we have left behind all things, and we have followed you. So then, what will be for us?”

    Tunc respondens Petrus, dixit ei: Ecce nos reliquimus omnia, et secuti sumus te: quid ergo erit nobis?

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    And Jesus said to them: “Amen I say to you, that at the resurrection, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, those of you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

    Jesus autem dixit illis: Amen dico vobis, quod vos, qui secuti estis me, in regeneratione cum sederit Filius hominis in sede majestatis suæ, sedebitis et vos super sedes duodecim, judicantes duodecim tribus Israël.

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    And anyone who has left behind home, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for the sake of my name, shall receive one hundred times more, and shall possess eternal life.

    Et omnis qui reliquerit domum, vel fratres, aut sorores, aut patrem, aut matrem, aut uxorem, aut filios, aut agros propter nomen meum, centuplum accipiet, et vitam æternam possidebit.

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    But many of those who are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.”

    Multi autem erunt primi novissimi, et novissimi primi.

Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain · Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592)