Matthew 19:10

"If that is the position of a man in relation to his wife," answered the disciples, "it is better not to marry."

Montgomery New Testament

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

9"And I tell you that any man who divorces his wife for any cause except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."

11He answered them. "Not all are accepting this teaching, but only those to whom it has been granted.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:8But to the unmarried, and the widows, I say that it is well for them to remain as I am.

1 Corinthians 7:32So I want you to be free from all anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the Lord’s business, how he may please the Lord;

1 Timothy 4:3who discourage marriage, and enjoin abstinence from foods which God created to be received with thankfulness, by those who believe, and have a clear knowledge of 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 →

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