Matthew 19:10

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 told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not like that from the beginning. 9I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery.” His disciples said to him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry.” 11He responded, “Not everyone can accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given. 12For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept it should accept it.”

Matthew 19:10 word by word

Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ· εἰ οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μετὰ τῆς γυναικός, οὐ συμφέρει γαμῆσαι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• the caseαἰτίαaitia · cause/chargeG156
• of the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• it isσυμφέρωsumpherō · be profitableG4851
• notοὐou · noG3756
• to marryγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060

Cross-references for Matthew 19:10

• Genesis 2:18Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.”
• Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, water flowing from your own well.
• Proverbs 18:22A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
• Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
• Proverbs 21:9Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.
• 1 Corinthians 7:1Now in response to the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:32I want you to be without concerns. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord — how he may please the Lord.
• 1 Timothy 4:3They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.
• 1 Timothy 5:11But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want 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

Topics related to Matthew 19:10

• Celibacy
• Divorce
• Jesus, the Christ

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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