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They said to him, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?"
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He said to them, "For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
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And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery."
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The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."
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But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given.
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For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."
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Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people;
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but Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
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And he laid his hands on them and went away.
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And behold, one came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?"
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And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments."