In Matthew 19:12, is being born as a eunuch a support for homosexuality?
European illustration of one of the "white eunuchs" of the Ottoman Sultan's court (1749) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) "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," (Matthew 19:12). This verse cannot be used to support the idea of people being born as homosexuals because of how the term eunuch is used in its three instances, as well as its overall context. First of all, Jesus is speaking about marriage and divorce, Matthew 19:3 -10, not about homosexuality. Remember, marriage was a social expectation in the Jewish culture . Therefore, we must look at this in the context of biblical marriage which would necessitate a denial of homosexuality. Consider also that the word "eunuch" is used three times in the verse, which sug