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Jesus answers questions about divorce and celibacy. He welcomes children, not just adults. He tells the rich young ruler to sell all he has to have treasure in heaven. He tells Peter that all who forsake treasure in this life will receive a hundredfold in the life to come.
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The dispute about divorce was an active topic of the day between the schools of rabbis Shammai and Hillel; Jesus links His own teaching to the order of creation, not to the law as they did. The rich young ruler has perhaps forgotten “Thou shalt not covet.”
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But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”