American Standard Version
Matthew 19:10
10The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
Matthew 19:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
- New International Version (NIV)The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry."
- New King James Version (NKJV)His disciples said to Him, “If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Context of Matthew 19:10
8He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so. 9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery. The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. 11But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given. 12For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
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Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ· εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός, οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 19:10
- Genesis 2:18And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
- Proverbs 5:15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.
- Proverbs 18:22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
- Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
- Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
- 1 Corinthians 7:1Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
- 1 Corinthians 7:32But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
- 1 Timothy 4:3forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.
- 1 Timothy 5:11But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;
Commentaries on Matthew 19:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10If the case of the man - , of a husband, so I think the word should be translated here. The Codex Bezae, Armenian, and most of the Itala, have , which, perhaps, more properly signifies a husband, though both words are used in this sense. Our word husband comes from the Anglo-Saxon, hus and band : the bond of the house, anciently spelt housebond, - so in my old MS. Bible. It is a lamentable case when the husband, instead of being the bond and union of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10His disciples say - The disciples were full of Jewish notions. They thought that the privilege of divorcing a wife when there was a quarrelsome disposition, or anything else that rendered the marriage unhappy, was a great privilege; and that in such cases to be always bound to live with a wife was a great calamity. They said, therefore, that if such was the case - such the condition on which people married - it was better not to marry.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-12Verses 3-12 The Pharisees were desirous of drawing something from Jesus which they might represent as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases about marriage have been numerous, and sometimes perplexed; made so, not by the law of God, but by the lusts and follies of men; and often people fix what they will do, before they ask for advice. Jesus replied by asking whether they had not read the account of the creation, and the first example of marriage; thus…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem (Matthew 19:1; 20:29; 21:1). This was another chance to teach the disciples what it means to be his disciples.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry--that is, "In this view of marriage, surely it must prove a snare rather than a blessing, and had better be avoided altogether."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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