Matthew 19
Treated in 29 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 19:21 Jesus told him, "Do you want to be perfect? Then go, sell your property, and give the money to people who are poor, and treasure in heaven will be yours. After that, come and follow me." 7
- 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the children be. Do not prevent them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven is for those who are like them." 4
- 19:16 Then a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?" 4
- 19:17 Jesus answered him, "Why ask me about what is good? There is one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, obey the commandments." 3
- 19:22 When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he owned a great deal of property. 3
- 19:24 I say it again: a camel could pass through the eye of a needle more easily than a rich person could enter the kingdom of God." 3
- 19:4 Jesus answered, "Have you never read that the Creator, at the beginning, made them male and female? 2
- 19:12 For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; some have been made eunuchs by others; and some have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone who is able to accept this accept it." 2
- 19:26 Jesus looked straight at them and said, "For human beings this cannot be done, but for God everything is possible." 2
- 19:5 And he said, 'That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and cling to his wife, and the two will be one flesh.' 1
- 19:18 "Which ones?" the man asked. Jesus said, "'Do not commit murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not give false testimony; 1
- 19:19 honor your father and your mother'; and 'love your neighbor as yourself.'" 1
- 19:20 The young man said to him, "I have obeyed every one of these. What am I still missing?" 1
- 19:27 Then Peter spoke up. "We have left everything behind and followed you," he said to him. "So what will we receive?" 1
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Where it is preached
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Christian Conception of God—The Infinite Perfection and Unity of God cites Matt. 19:26
…is Light."—1 John 1:5. "God is Love."—1 John 4:8, 16. "With God All Things are Possible."—Matt. 19:26. "His Understanding is Infinite."—Ps. 147:5. We are to consider again to-day the…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
What Does the Bible Actually Say About Sex? cites Matthew 19:4–5
…his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’” (Matthew 19:4–5). That’s the pattern: one man and one woman, a public promise, for life. That’s why the…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
What If I’m Attracted to People of the Same Sex? cites Matthew 19:4–6
…the Bible as teaching that sex belongs only within marriage between a man and a woman (Matthew 19:4–6). That rules out a lot: sex before marriage, affairs, pornography, and same-sex sexual…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the Second cites Matt. xix. 5
…you may understand the corporal state and nature: as “They twain shall be one flesh,” (Matt. xix. 5,) “My flesh is meat indeed,” (John vi. 55,) “The Word was made flesh,” (John i. 14.) In…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Tears at a Train Window cites Matthew 19:12
…of heaven’s sake,” and added, “He that is able to receive it, let him receive it” (Matthew 19:12, ASV). Paul wrote that “he that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Matthew 19:12
…revisit Acts 20:31; 2 Corinthians 12:15; Luke 15:11-32; John 13:14; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Matthew 19:12. Reflection 1. Has anyone ever been unable to forget your love for them? 2. Are you more…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with Those Who Wish to Put Off a Decision Until Some Other Time cites Matt. xix. 14
…or “I want to wait until I am older.” Ecc. xii. 1, is an all–sufficient answer to such. Matt. xix. 14, and xviii. 3, are also good passages to use as they show that youth is the best time to…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
VIII. Truly gracious affections differ from those affections that are false and delusive, in that they tend to, and are attended with the lamblike, dovelike spirit and temper of Jesus Christ cites Matt. 19:14
…that Christ represents all his disciples, all the heirs of heaven, as little children: Matt. 19:14, “Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom…
- The Life of Trust ·
Walking in Darkness cites Matthew xix. 14
…why? Because my soul laid hold in faith on that word, “Of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew xix. 14. Further: When sometimes all has been dark, exceedingly dark, with reference to my…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller cites Matt. xix. 14
…earth do right?" (Gen. xviii. 25.) "Of such (little children) is the kingdom of heaven." (Matt. xix. 14.) "He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with…
- The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria ·
Go and Sell That Thou Hast cites Matthew 19:16–26
…gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? MARK 8:36 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Read Matthew 19:16–26 and ask honestly what Jesus might be asking you to let go of. Write it down. 2. Antony…
- Evening by Evening ·
June cites Matthew 19:16
…deserts into gardens, and makes the barren heart to sing for joy. June 2 “Good Master.” (Matthew 19:16) If the young man in the gospel used this title in speaking to our Lord, how much more…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Matt. 19:16
…and to show them what they were. This was the method he took with the rich young man, Matt. 19:16, &c. He seemed to show a great respect to Christ; he came kneeling to him and called him…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in purchased grace cites Matt. xix. 17
…law requires. That is still true, “If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments,” Matt. xix. 17. They must, then, be kept by us, or our surety. Neither is it of any value which by some…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the First cites Matt. xix. 17
…while we as conquerors “stand upright!” Sect. LXVIII. — ANOTHER passage is that of Matt. xix. 17, “If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.” — “With what face, (says the…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites Matthew 19:21
…Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.” Chapter 6 — C.T. Studd Matthew 19:21 — “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you…
- The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ·
The Call to Follow cites MATTHEW 19:21–22
…the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. MATTHEW 19:21–22 Here Bonhoeffer introduced one of his sharpest ideas: simple, or single-minded…
- Godliness ·
The Perfect Heart cites Matthew 19:21
…and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.'” — Matthew 19:21 And, again, at 1 Corinthians 2:6— “Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom,” — 1…
- The Life of Antony (For Teens) ·
The Sermon That Changed Everything cites Matthew 19:21
…and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.” — Matthew 19:21 (KJV) About seventeen hundred years ago, in a village in Egypt, there lived a boy called…
- A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ·
Containing some reflections upon the life of Miranda, and showing how it may, and ought to be imitated by all her sex cites Matt. xix. 21
…and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me"; [Matt. xix. 21] what wonder is it, that there should be amongst Christians some such zealous followers…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
C.T. Studd — The Cricket Star Who Gave His Fortune Away cites Matthew 19:21
…and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me” (Matthew 19:21, NIV). Studd took these words as addressed to him specifically. He sold and gave and…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.1 The First Commandment cites Matt 19: 22
…loved his gold better than his Saviour; the world lay nearer his heart than Christ. Matt 19: 22. Fulgens hoc aurum praestringit oculos [This gold with its glitter blinds the eyes].…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.10 The Tenth Commandment cites Matt 19: 22
…the gospel, ‘Sell all, and come and follow me;’ abiit tristis, ‘he went away sorrowful.’ Matt 19: 22. He would rather part with Christ than with all his earthly possessions. Cardinal Bourbon…
- Faithful With Little ·
The Danger of Riches cites Matthew 19:24
…the eye of a needle more easily than a rich person could enter the kingdom of God” (Matthew 19:24). Why riches are dangerous The disciples were amazed because in their culture, wealth was…
- Selected Sermons of George Whitefield ·
The Care of the Soul Urged as the One Thing Needful cites Mat. 19:24
…as difficult, comparatively speaking, as for a “Camel to go through the eye of a needle,” Mat. 19:24, yet if it be neglected, you are poor in the midst of all your wealth, and miserable in…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
On Riches cites Matthew 19:24
…to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24. 1. In the preceding verses we have an account of a young man who came running to our…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Power of God cites Matt 19:26
…when mingled and confounded with other substances. ‘With God all things are possible.’ Matt 19:26. If we believe the first article of the creed, That God is almighty, we may quickly…
- Absolute Surrender ·
Peter's Repentance cites Matt. 19:27
…and he afterward could say rightly to the Lord: “We have forsaken all and followed thee” (Matt. 19:27). Peter was a man of absolute surrender; he gave up all to follow Jesus. Peter was also a…
- The Life and Diary of David Brainerd ·
Being part 2d of his public journal of the Continuance and Progress of a remarkable work of grace among the Indians in New-Jersey and Pennsylvania kept by order of the Society in Scotland for propagating Christian knowledge.—Renewal of labor at Crossweeksung—outpouring of the spirit—remarkable case— cites Matt. 19:16-22
…Lord’s day, Dec. 22.—“Discoursed upon the story of the young man in the Gospel. Matt. 19:16-22. God made it a seasonable word, I am persuaded, to some souls, and in particular to one…