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AndJesusanswered and said unto them,For the hardness of yourheart he wroteyouthisprecept.
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Butfrom the beginning of the creationGodmadethemmaleandfemale.
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For this cause*shall a manleavehisfatherandmother,andcleavetohiswife;
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And they twain shall beone*flesh: so then they are no moretwain,butoneflesh.
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WhatthereforeGod hath joined together, letnotman put asunder.
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Andin the househisdisciplesaskedhimagainof the same matter.
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And he saith unto them,Whosoevershall put awayhiswife,andmarryanother, committeth adulteryagainsther.
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Andif a woman shall put awayherhusband,and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
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And they brought young children to him,that he should touchthem:and his disciplesrebuked those that brought them.
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But when Jesussaw it, he was much displeased, andsaid unto them,Suffer the little children to comeuntome,andforbidthemnot:for of suchis the kingdom of God.
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Verily I say unto you,Whosoevershallnotreceive the kingdom of Godas a little child, he shallnotentertherein*.
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And he tookthem up in his arms, put his handsuponthem, and blessedthem.
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And when he was gone forthinto the way*, there cameonerunning, andkneeled to him, and askedhim,GoodMaster,what shall I dothat I may inheriteternallife?
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AndJesussaid unto him,Why callest thoumegood? there is nonegoodbutone, that is, God.
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And he answered and said unto him,Master,allthese have I observedfrommyyouth.
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ThenJesusbeholdinghimlovedhim,andsaid unto him,One thingthoulackest: go thy way, sellwhatsoever thou hast, andgive to the poor,and thou shalt havetreasureinheaven:andcome, take up the cross, and followme.
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And he was sadat that saying, and went awaygrieved: for he had*greatpossessions.
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AndJesus looked round about, and saith unto hisdisciples,Howhardly shall they that haverichesenterinto the kingdom of God!
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And the disciples were astonishedathiswords.ButJesusanswerethagain, and saith unto them,Children,howhard is it for them that trustinriches to enterinto the kingdom of God!
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It iseasier for a camel to gothrough the eye of a needle,than for a rich man to enterinto the kingdom of God.