Eunuchs for the Kingdom?
Yesterday, I had a conversation on Facebook about a passage concerning the “eunuchs” in Matthew’s Gospel:
10 The disciples said to him [in response], “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
11 But [Jesus] said to them, “Not all men can receive this precept, but only those to whom it is given. 12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it.”
– Matthew 19:10-12
What does this text mean? Here’s a five minute explanation…