1It happened that after Jmmanuel had concluded these talks, he departed from Galilee and entered the land of Judea beyond the Jordan.
2Many people followed him, and he healed the sick there.
3The Pharisees approached him and tempted him by asking, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?"
4He answered, saying, "Truly, I say to you, stars would sooner fall from the sky than for divorce to be permissible.
5"Truly, a person will leave father and mother for the sake of marriage and will cling to their spouse, so as to become one flesh and blood.
6"So they are now no longer two, but one flesh and blood, which is uniquely theirs.
7"From one flesh and blood they bring forth offspring, who again are of the same flesh and blood as their father and mother.
8"What has been joined together in this way, man shall not part, because it is against the laws of nature."
9Then they asked, "Why did Moses command that a decree of annulment be issued in case of divorce?"
10He spoke to them, "Moses gave you permission to divorce because of the hardness of your hearts and his dominion over you. But such has not been the case from the beginning of humankind, for Moses has broken a Law in this instance.
11"But I say to you, whosoever divorces, except for fornication or the other stipulated transgressions, and marries someone else, commits adultery."
12And the disciples said to him, "lf this is the way it is between a man and his spouse, then it is not good to marry.”
13But he spoke to them, "Not everyone understands this message, except those to whom it is given.
14"Some do not enter into marriage because from the time of their birth they are incapable of it; some do not enter marriage because other people have made them unsuited for it; and still others do not enter marriage because they renounce it for the sake of spiritual strength.
15"Those who can grasp this, let them grasp it."
Blessing Of The Children
16Then children were brought to him, so that he would lay his hands on them and bless them, but the disciples rebuked them.
Blessing of the Children
17However, Jmmanuel spoke, "Let the children be and do not hinder them from coming to me, because they are my most attentive listeners, and theirs is the realm of wisdom.
18And he laid his hands upon them and said, "Learn knowledge and wisdom to become spiritually perfect, and true followers of the law.
19"Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as I am called Jmmanuel, which means 'the one with godly knowledge,' you, too, shall bear this name when you grasp the wisdom of knowledge."
20And to his disciples he said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, seek knowledge and recognize the truth, so that you will become wise.
21"Being named 'the one with godly knowledge' indicates that I stand spiritually above kings and emperors; therefore it says that wisdom is among us.
22"Thus I am the king of wisdom among Earth humans, as god is the king of wisdom among the sons of heaven, who, together with god, are the creators of the three human lineages.
23"As I was born of an Earth woman and speak her language, I am called Jmmanuel, as god in his language is called god, which also means king of wisdom, and he is often a ruler over a human population and master over a people.
Son of God
24"Seek and understand the meaning of my speech, lest you may be so bold as to call me the son of god or the son of Creation, or assign to me the power of Creation, or insult me by calling me the lord over good and evil.
25"Behold the little children, they are not like you; they trust in the truth and wisdom of my speech, and therefore wisdom shall be theirs. So why do you push them away?"
26And he laid his hands upon them and departed from there.
27As they were walking, Peter said to him, "Behold, we have forsaken everything to follow you; what will we get in return?"
28But Jmmanuel replied to them, "Truly, I say to you, some of you who have followed me will embrace the wisdom of my teachings, so you will be spiritually great in reincarnations to come. But some of you will not recognize the wisdom of my teachings and will disseminate erroneous teachings about me. those ones will have difficulty finding the truth in future incarnations.
29"So it will be among all Earth humans everywhere from east to west, and from north to south.
30"My beneficial teachings will be brought to many, but they will not recognize them.
31"Many will follow erroneous teachings about me and therefore not find the truth, because they mistake me for god or his son, or perhaps even the son of Creation.
32"They will speak big words and insist that they alone know the truth, because they will have fallen prey to an evil error and thus will follow evil and falsified teachings.
33"Many will be first among the people because they will think as humans in their deluded teachings, but they will be last in spiritual knowledge and small in their wisdom.
34"Wisdom will only exist where the knowledge about the truth bears fruit, and where the laws of Creation are followed and respected.