Matthew 19:11

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

Revised King James New Testament

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 a man with his wife, it is good not to marry.

12For there are some eunuchs, who were born so, from their mothers' wombs: and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:11He answered them, It has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

1 Corinthians 7:7For I wish that all men were as I am. But every man has his proper gift from God, one of this type, and another of that.

1 Corinthians 7:35And this I speak for your own benefit; not to restrain you, but to promote that which is seemly, 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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