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."It sounds like, if a man is supposed to be single, he should be a eunuch. One by birth is an automatic choice. One made so by man is also a choice, though I don't know what circumstances that might occur in, and shudder to think about the ones that come to mind.
But what about the third category, those who make themselves eunuchs for God? Does this mean that anyone who has the gift of singleness (as it's sometimes called) should castrate himself, and hopefully that removes his sexual drive? It seems like a rather extreme solution, but I can't see how Jesus might using hyperbole here; the text seems very straightforward.
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