Matthew 19:11

19:11 He ¹  said to them, “Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

Matthew 19:1

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19:1 Now when ²  Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River. ³ 

Matthew 3:5

3:5 Then people from Jerusalem, ⁴  as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him,

[19:11]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[19:1]  ² tn Grk “it happened when.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[19:1]  ³ tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).

[3:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “Then Jerusalem.”