Matthew 19:10
His disciples say to him: If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
In Context
11But he said to them: Not all can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:8And I say to the unmarried and the widows, it is good for them if they remain as I also am.
1 Corinthians 7:32But I would have you without cares. He that is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;
1 Timothy 4:3forbidding to marry, commanding to abstain from food, which God created to be received with thanksgiving, for those[4:3] who believe and know the truth.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:4-13
The Law of Divorce. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put… Read the whole commentary →