Matthew 19:10
His disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Text-Critical English NT
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 Jesus said to them, “Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it is given.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:8Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them if they remain even as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:32But I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, how he will please the Lord.
1 Timothy 4:3They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those 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 →