Matthew 19:10
His disciples said to him, If this is the case of a man with his wife, it is good not to marry.
Revised King James 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
11But he said to them, Not all men can receive this saying, only those to whom it is given.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:8Therefore I say to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them to remain single, as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:32I would have you be without concern. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
1 Timothy 4:3Forbidding marriage, and commanding abstinence from foods which God has 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 →