Matthew 19:11

"It is not every man," He replied, "who can receive this teaching, but only those on whom the grace has been bestowed.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

10"If this is the case with a man in relation to his wife," said the disciples to Him, "it is better not to marry."

12There are men who from their birth have been disabled from marriage, others who have been so disabled by men, and others who have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of the Heavens. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."

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Cross References

Matthew 13:11"Because," He replied, "while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.

1 Corinthians 7:7Yet I would that everybody lived as I do; but each of us has his own special gift from God--one in one direction and one in another.

1 Corinthians 7:35Thus much I say in your own interest; not to lay a trap for you, but to help towards what is becoming, and enable you to wait on 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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