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

8Jesus answered them, ‘Moses said this because you people did not want to obey God. All these things were different at the start, when God made the world. 9But now I say to you: A man must not send his wife away and marry another woman. If he does that, it is the same as if he had sex with another man's wife. A man may only send his wife away if she has had sex with another man.’ Jesus' disciples said to him, ‘You say that this is what it is like for a man and his wife. Then maybe it is better if people do not marry.’ 11Jesus replied, ‘Not everyone can agree with this idea. But God has helped some people to agree with it. 12There are several different reasons why a person may not marry. Some men cannot have sex. They were born like that. Some other people cannot have sex because people did something to them. Some people choose not to have sex. They do not marry because then they can work better for God and his kingdom. Anyone who can agree with this idea should do 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 live alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.’
• Proverbs 5:15You should enjoy your own wife, as you enjoy clean water to drink.
• Proverbs 18:22If you find a wife, you find a good thing. The Lord has given you something to enjoy.
• Proverbs 19:13A foolish child will destroy his father. A woman who quarrels with her husband is like rain that never stops.
• Proverbs 21:9It is better to live on the roof of your house than to live with a wife who always argues.
• 1 Corinthians 7:1You wrote to ask me about certain things. You say, ‘It is a good thing when a man does not marry.’
• 1 Corinthians 7:32I do not want you to worry about troubles. A man who has not married wants to serve the Lord. He wants to live in a way that makes the Lord happy.
• 1 Timothy 4:3They say that it is wrong for anyone to marry. They tell people not to eat certain kinds of food. But God made those foods for people to eat! We should understand God's true message and trust him. Then we will receive the food that he has given us and we will thank him for it.
• 1 Timothy 5:11But do not put the names of younger widows on the list. They may decide to marry again, because they strongly want to have sex. Then they will no longer choose to serve Christ.

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