Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Matthew 19

Mat 19:1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;

he departed

Mar 10:1-12; Jhn 10:40. See also Scofield Mat 7:28.

Mat 19:2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

he healed them

Mat 4:23; 12:15; Mar 7:23-25.

Mat 19:3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

tempting

Temptation. Mat 22:18. (Gen 3:1; Jas 1:14.)

Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife

Mat 5:31; 1Co 7:10-16.

Mat 19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

Have ye not read

Gen 1:27; 2:23-24. The passage is significant as Jesus' confirmation of the Genesis narrative of creation.

he which made them

Inspiration. Mat 19:4-8; 22:31-32. (Exo 4:15; Rev 22:19.)

Mat 19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

they twain shall be one flesh

Gen 2:23; Eph 5:29-32; 1Co 6:16.

Mat 19:7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

Why did Moses then command

Deu 24:1-4.

Mat 19:8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

Moses

Thus confirming the Mosaic authorship of Deuteronomy.

the hardness of your hearts

Rom 8:3; Heb 3:15; 7:18-19.

Mat 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

Whosoever shall put away his wife

Mat 5:32; Luk 16:18; 1Co 7:10, 11. But see Mat 19:11; 1Co 7:7. Cf. Jhn 16:12.

Mat 19:11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

All men cannot receive this saying

Jhn 16:12.

Mat 19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

made themselves eunuchs

1Co 7:7-8. Cf. 1Ti 4:1-3.

kingdom of heaven [See also Mat 19:14, 23.]

Scofield Matthew 3:2, note

Mat 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

little children

Mat 18:3; 1Pe 2:2.

Mat 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

eternal life

Life (eternal). Mat 19:16-17, 29; Mat 25:46. (Mat 7:14; Rev 22:19.)

Mat 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

keep the commandments

Luk 10:25-28. Cf. Rom 3:19; 10:1-4.

Mat 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Thou shalt do no murder

Exo 20:13.

Mat 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Honour thy father and thy mother

Exo 20:12; Eph 6:1-2.

love thy neighbour as thyself

Lev 19:18; Luk 10:29-37; Rom 3:9.

Mat 19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

kept from my youth

Phl 3:6-7; contra Phl 3:7-9.

Mat 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

If thou wilt be perfect

Scofield Matthew 5:48, note

Mat 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

a rich man shall hardly enter

Mar 10:23-27; Luk 18:24-27; Jas 5:1-3.

Mat 19:25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

Who then can be saved?

Scofield Romans 1:16, note Cf. Mat 13:3-9.

Mat 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

With men this is impossible

Gen 18:14; Exo 14:13; Jer 32:17; Mar 10:27.

Mat 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

regeneration

(Greek - palingenesia = "re-creation," "making new." The word occurs once again in Tit 3:5. There it refers to the new birth or a believing person; here to the re-creation of the social order, and renewal of the earth (Isa 11:6-9; Rom 8:19-23) when the kingdom shall come. (See "Kingdom (O.T.)," Scofield Zechariah 12:8, note; 1 Corinthians 15:24, note.)

when the Son of man

Christ (Second Advent). Mat 23:39. (Deu 30:3; Acts 1:9-11.)

shall sit in the throne

See Scofield Mat 25:31; Rev 3:21. Cf. Luk 1:31-33.

Kingdom (N.T.). Mat 21:1-11. (Luk 1:31-33; 1Co 15:28).

judging

Disclosing how the promise (Isa 1:26) will be fulfilled when the kingdom is set up. The kingdom will be administered over Israel through the apostles, according to the ancient theocratic judgeship (Jdg 2:18).

Mat 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

every one that hath forsaken

Mar 10:29; Luk 18:29. Cf. Heb 11:36-40; 1Pe 1:3-5.

Mat 19:30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

the last shall be first

Mat 21:31.