Matthew 19:11

But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

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In The King James Version

But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

In Context

10His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”

12For 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 eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”

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Cross References

Matthew 13:11He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

1 Corinthians 7:7Yet I wish that all men were like me. However, each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

1 Corinthians 7:35This I say for your own benefit, not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.

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 →

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