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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: MJH - "The New Testament replaces the Old Testament." ...... In a sweeping statement such as this one that you quoted from your correspondent, one needs to choose his words with a good deal more of precision. I submit that it is far better and much more accurate to say that the LAW of Sinai has no direct bearing upon the Christian, though it is a part of the Scripture given by inspiration of God and thus profitable for instruction in rightousness (2 Timothy 3:16). In Christ the LAW (and here again I emphasize the word "law") is "done away" (2 Corinthians 3:1-11). The promise is that "sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under the law, but under grace (Romans 6:14). The Law was a temporary covenant -- Israel's "schoolmaster unto Christ" that they "might be justified by faith." But after that faith is come, even Israel is "no longer under a schoolmaster" (See Galatians 3:19-25). Christians are under grace, not the Law, and are told to "Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage" (Galatians 5:1). ..... And it may also be appropriately observed that the 39 books comprising the Old Testament Canon contain much more than the Law. It is therefore not quite accurate to say that the New Testament REPLACES the book of Genesis, or Job, or Ruth, or the Psalms, to name as examples a quartet of well-known and beloved Old Testament books. --Hank |