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NASB | Matthew 19:12 "For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:12 "For there are eunuchs who have been born that way from their mother's womb [making them incapable of consummating a marriage]; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men [for royal service]; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves so for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it." |
Subject: Biblical views on castration |
Bible Note: Excellent, EG We must keep in mind also that the Old Tesament is replaced by the New Testament. Jesus said in Mat 5:17, "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. So the law has been fulfilled, the requirements have been met, as Jesus brought to us a new covenant. Some take the everlasting covenant as another name for the New Covenant in which believers are said to be complete in every good work. See also, Heb 9:12, "and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption." Which brings us back to the promise of this new covenant, from the Old Testament, in Jer 31:31, "Behold, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, So, I am of the belief that we are not under the old law. There are those who will contend with me on this, and yes, there are restrictions that still do apply to all God's children. As your friend is told in the Old Testament that being thus wounded he shall not enter the assembly of the LORD. But I would say to look to Christ. In particular, the Book of Romans. Rom 8:1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Rom 8:3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, I hope this sheds some more light... Many Blessings. In Him, Tim |