"His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with {his} wife, it is not good to marry." — Matthew 19:10

Matthew 19:10 · KJV

“His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with {his} wife, it is not good to marry.”

— Matthew 19:10

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except {it be} for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

Verse 11

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

Matthew 19 — Context

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except {it be} for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with {his} wife, it is not good to marry.

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

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from {their} mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive {it}, let him receive {it}.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:32-35

But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: {that belong...: Gr. of the Lord}

1 Corinthians 7:8

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

Proverbs 21:19

{It is} better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. {in...: Heb. in the land of the desert}

1 Corinthians 7:39-40

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Proverbs 21:9

{It is} better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. {a brawling...: Heb. a woman of contentions} {a wide...: Heb. an house of society}

Proverbs 19:13-14

A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.

Proverbs 5:15-19

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

Proverbs 18:22

{Whoso} findeth a wife findeth a good {thing}, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.