¹Et factum est,And it happened that,cum consummasset Jesus sermones istos,when Jesus had completed these words,migravit a Galilæa,he moved away from Galilee,et venit in fines Judææ trans Jordanem,and he arrived within the borders of Judea, across the Jordan.

¹Et factum est,And it happened that,cum consummasset Jesus sermones istos,when Jesus had completed these words,migravit a Galilæa,he moved away from Galilee,et venit in fines Judææ trans Jordanem,and he arrived within the borders of Judea, across the Jordan.

²et secutæ sunt eum turbæ multæ,And great crowds followed him,et curavit eos ibi.and he healed them there.

²et secutæ sunt eum turbæ multæ,And great crowds followed him,et curavit eos ibi.and he healed them there.

³Et accesserunt ad eum pharisæi tentantes eum,And the Pharisees approached him, testing him,et dicentes:and saying,Si licet homini dimittere uxorem suam,“Is it lawful for a man to separate from his wife,quacumque ex causa?no matter what the cause?”

³Et accesserunt ad eum pharisæi tentantes eum,And the Pharisees approached him, testing him,et dicentes:and saying,Si licet homini dimittere uxorem suam,“Is it lawful for a man to separate from his wife,quacumque ex causa?no matter what the cause?”

⁴Qui respondens, ait eis:And he said to them in response,Non legistis, quia qui fecit hominem ab initio,“Have you not read that he who made man from the beginning,masculum et feminam fecit eos?made them male and female?”Et dixit:And he said:

⁴Qui respondens, ait eis:And he said to them in response,Non legistis, quia qui fecit hominem ab initio,“Have you not read that he who made man from the beginning,masculum et feminam fecit eos?made them male and female?”Et dixit:And he said:

⁵Propter hoc dimittet homo patrem,“For this reason,et matrem,a man shall separate from father and mother,et adhærebit uxori suæ,and he shall cling to his wife,et erunt duo in carne una.and these two shall become one flesh.

⁵Propter hoc dimittet homo patrem,“For this reason,et matrem,a man shall separate from father and mother,et adhærebit uxori suæ,and he shall cling to his wife,et erunt duo in carne una.and these two shall become one flesh.

⁶Itaque jam non sunt duo,And so, now they are not two,sed una caro.but one flesh.Quod ergo Deus conjunxit,Therefore, what God has joined together,homo non separet.let no man separate.”

⁶Itaque jam non sunt duo,And so, now they are not two,sed una caro.but one flesh.Quod ergo Deus conjunxit,Therefore, what God has joined together,homo non separet.let no man separate.”

⁷Dicunt illi:They said to him,Quid ergo Moyses mandavit dare libellum repudii,“Then why did Moses command him to give a bill of divorce,et dimittere?and to separate?”

⁷Dicunt illi:They said to him,Quid ergo Moyses mandavit dare libellum repudii,“Then why did Moses command him to give a bill of divorce,et dimittere?and to separate?”

⁸Ait illis:He said to them:Quoniam Moyses ad duritiam cordis vestri permisit vobis dimittere uxores vestras:“Although Moses permitted you to separate from your wives, due to the hardness of your heart,ab initio autem non fuit sic.it was not that way from the beginning.

⁸Ait illis:He said to them:Quoniam Moyses ad duritiam cordis vestri permisit vobis dimittere uxores vestras:“Although Moses permitted you to separate from your wives, due to the hardness of your heart,ab initio autem non fuit sic.it was not that way from the beginning.

⁹Dico autem vobis,And I say to you,quia quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam,that whoever will have separated from his wife,nisi ob fornicationem,except because of fornication,et aliam duxerit,and who will have married another,mœchatur:commits adultery,et qui dimissam duxerit,and whoever will have married her who has been separated,mœchatur.commits adultery.”

⁹Dico autem vobis,And I say to you,quia quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam,that whoever will have separated from his wife,nisi ob fornicationem,except because of fornication,et aliam duxerit,and who will have married another,mœchatur:commits adultery,et qui dimissam duxerit,and whoever will have married her who has been separated,mœchatur.commits adultery.”

¹⁰Dicunt ei discipuli ejus:His disciples said to him,Si ita est causa hominis cum uxore,“If such is the case for a man with a wife,non expedit nubere.then it is not expedient to marry.”

¹⁰Dicunt ei discipuli ejus:His disciples said to him,Si ita est causa hominis cum uxore,“If such is the case for a man with a wife,non expedit nubere.then it is not expedient to marry.”

¹¹Qui dixit illis:And he said to them:Non omnes capiunt verbum istud,“Not everyone is able to grasp this word,sed quibus datum est.but only those to whom it has been given.

¹¹Qui dixit illis:And he said to them:Non omnes capiunt verbum istud,“Not everyone is able to grasp this word,sed quibus datum est.but only those to whom it has been given.

¹²Sunt enim eunuchi, qui de matris utero sic nati sunt:For there are chaste persons who were born so from their mother’s womb,et sunt eunuchi, qui facti sunt ab hominibus:and there are chaste persons who have been made so by men,et sunt eunuchi, qui seipsos castraverunt propter regnum cælorum.and there are chaste persons who have made themselves chaste for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.Qui potest capere capiat.Whoever is able to grasp this, let him grasp it.”

¹²Sunt enim eunuchi, qui de matris utero sic nati sunt:For there are chaste persons who were born so from their mother’s womb,et sunt eunuchi, qui facti sunt ab hominibus:and there are chaste persons who have been made so by men,et sunt eunuchi, qui seipsos castraverunt propter regnum cælorum.and there are chaste persons who have made themselves chaste for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.Qui potest capere capiat.Whoever is able to grasp this, let him grasp it.”

¹³Tunc oblati sunt ei parvuli,Then they brought to him little children,ut manus eis imponeret,so that he would place his hands upon themet oraret.and pray.Discipuli autem increpabant eos.But the disciples rebuked them.

¹³Tunc oblati sunt ei parvuli,Then they brought to him little children,ut manus eis imponeret,so that he would place his hands upon themet oraret.and pray.Discipuli autem increpabant eos.But the disciples rebuked them.

¹⁴Jesus vero ait eis:Yet truly, Jesus said to them:Sinite parvulos, et nolite eos prohibere ad me venire:“Allow the little children to come to me, and do not choose to prohibit them.talium est enim regnum cælorum.For the kingdom of heaven is among such as these.”

¹⁴Jesus vero ait eis:Yet truly, Jesus said to them:Sinite parvulos, et nolite eos prohibere ad me venire:“Allow the little children to come to me, and do not choose to prohibit them.talium est enim regnum cælorum.For the kingdom of heaven is among such as these.”

¹⁵Et cum imposuisset eis manus,And when he had imposed his hands upon them,abiit inde.he went away from there.

¹⁵Et cum imposuisset eis manus,And when he had imposed his hands upon them,abiit inde.he went away from there.

¹⁶Et ecce unus accedens, ait illi:And behold, someone approached and said to him,Magister bone,“Good Teacher,quid boni faciam ut habeam vitam æternam?what good should I do, so that I may have eternal life?”

¹⁶Et ecce unus accedens, ait illi:And behold, someone approached and said to him,Magister bone,“Good Teacher,quid boni faciam ut habeam vitam æternam?what good should I do, so that I may have eternal life?”

¹⁷Qui dixit ei:And he said to him:Quid me interrogas de bono?“Why do you question me about what is good?Unus est bonus,One is good:Deus.God.Si autem vis ad vitam ingredi,But if you wish to enter into life,serva mandata.observe the commandments.”

¹⁷Qui dixit ei:And he said to him:Quid me interrogas de bono?“Why do you question me about what is good?Unus est bonus,One is good:Deus.God.Si autem vis ad vitam ingredi,But if you wish to enter into life,serva mandata.observe the commandments.”

¹⁸Dicit illi:He said to him,Quæ?“Which?”Jesus autem dixit:And Jesus said:Non homicidium facies;“You shall not murder.non adulterabis;You shall not commit adultery.non facies furtum;You shall not steal.non falsum testimonium dices;You shall not give false testimony.

¹⁸Dicit illi:He said to him,Quæ?“Which?”Jesus autem dixit:And Jesus said:Non homicidium facies;“You shall not murder.non adulterabis;You shall not commit adultery.non facies furtum;You shall not steal.non falsum testimonium dices;You shall not give false testimony.

¹⁹honora patrem tuum,Honor your father and your mother.et matrem tuam,And,et diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum.you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

¹⁹honora patrem tuum,Honor your father and your mother.et matrem tuam,And,et diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum.you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

²⁰Dicit illi adolescens:The young man said to him:Omnia hæc custodivi a juventute mea:“All these I have kept from my childhood.quid adhuc mihi deest?What is still lacking for me?”

²⁰Dicit illi adolescens:The young man said to him:Omnia hæc custodivi a juventute mea:“All these I have kept from my childhood.quid adhuc mihi deest?What is still lacking for me?”

²¹Ait illi Jesus:Jesus said to him:Si vis perfectus esse,“If you are willing to be perfect,vade,go,vende quæ habes,sell what you have,et da pauperibus,and give to the poor,et habebis thesaurum in cælo:and then you will have treasure in heaven.et veni,And come,sequere me.follow me.”

²¹Ait illi Jesus:Jesus said to him:Si vis perfectus esse,“If you are willing to be perfect,vade,go,vende quæ habes,sell what you have,et da pauperibus,and give to the poor,et habebis thesaurum in cælo:and then you will have treasure in heaven.et veni,And come,sequere me.follow me.”

²²Cum audisset autem adolescens verbum,And when the young man had heard this word,abiit tristis:he went away sad,erat enim habens multas possessiones.for he had many possessions.

²²Cum audisset autem adolescens verbum,And when the young man had heard this word,abiit tristis:he went away sad,erat enim habens multas possessiones.for he had many possessions.

²³Jesus autem dixit discipulis suis:Then Jesus said to his disciples:Amen dico vobis,“Amen, I say to you,quia dives difficile intrabit in regnum cælorum.that the wealthy shall enter with difficulty into the kingdom of heaven.

²³Jesus autem dixit discipulis suis:Then Jesus said to his disciples:Amen dico vobis,“Amen, I say to you,quia dives difficile intrabit in regnum cælorum.that the wealthy shall enter with difficulty into the kingdom of heaven.

²⁴Et iterum dico vobis:And again I say to you,Facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire,it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle,quam divitem intrare in regnum cælorum.than for the wealthy to enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

²⁴Et iterum dico vobis:And again I say to you,Facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire,it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle,quam divitem intrare in regnum cælorum.than for the wealthy to enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

²⁵Auditis autem his,And upon hearing this,discipuli mirabantur valde,the disciples wondered greatly,dicentes:saying:Quis ergo poterit salvus esse?“Then who will be able to be saved?”

²⁵Auditis autem his,And upon hearing this,discipuli mirabantur valde,the disciples wondered greatly,dicentes:saying:Quis ergo poterit salvus esse?“Then who will be able to be saved?”

²⁶Aspiciens autem Jesus,But Jesus, gazing at them,dixit illis:said to them:Apud homines hoc impossibile est:“With men, this is impossible.apud Deum autem omnia possibilia sunt.But with God, all things are possible.”

²⁶Aspiciens autem Jesus,But Jesus, gazing at them,dixit illis:said to them:Apud homines hoc impossibile est:“With men, this is impossible.apud Deum autem omnia possibilia sunt.But with God, all things are possible.”

²⁷Tunc respondens Petrus, dixit ei:Then Peter responded by saying to him: “Behold,Ecce nos reliquimus omnia,we have left behind all things,et secuti sumus te:and we have followed you.quid ergo erit nobis?So then, what will be for us?”

²⁷Tunc respondens Petrus, dixit ei:Then Peter responded by saying to him: “Behold,Ecce nos reliquimus omnia,we have left behind all things,et secuti sumus te:and we have followed you.quid ergo erit nobis?So then, what will be for us?”

²⁸Jesus autem dixit illis:And Jesus said to them:Amen dico vobis,“Amen I say to you,quod vos, qui secuti estis me,that at the resurrection,in regeneratione cum sederit Filius hominis in sede majestatis suæ, sedebitis et vos super sedes duodecim,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,judicantes duodecim tribus Israël.judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

²⁸Jesus autem dixit illis:And Jesus said to them:Amen dico vobis,“Amen I say to you,quod vos, qui secuti estis me,that at the resurrection,in regeneratione cum sederit Filius hominis in sede majestatis suæ, sedebitis et vos super sedes duodecim,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,judicantes duodecim tribus Israël.judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

²⁹Et omnis qui reliquerit domum,And anyone who has left behind home,vel fratres,or brothers,aut sorores,or sisters,aut patrem,or father,aut matrem,or mother,aut uxorem,or wife,aut filios,or children,aut agros propter nomen meum,or land, for the sake of my name,centuplum accipiet,shall receive one hundred times more,et vitam æternam possidebit.and shall possess eternal life.

²⁹Et omnis qui reliquerit domum,And anyone who has left behind home,vel fratres,or brothers,aut sorores,or sisters,aut patrem,or father,aut matrem,or mother,aut uxorem,or wife,aut filios,or children,aut agros propter nomen meum,or land, for the sake of my name,centuplum accipiet,shall receive one hundred times more,et vitam æternam possidebit.and shall possess eternal life.

³⁰Multi autem erunt primi novissimi,But many of those who are first shall be last,et novissimi primi.and the last shall be first.”

³⁰Multi autem erunt primi novissimi,But many of those who are first shall be last,et novissimi primi.and the last shall be first.”