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 Living Translation (NLT)Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”

Context of Matthew 19:10

8He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.” His disciples said to Him, “If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” 11But He said to them, “All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given: 12For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He who is able to accept it, let him 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 2:18And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
• Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, And running water from your own well.
• Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.
• Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
• Proverbs 21:9Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
• 1 Corinthians 7:1Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
• 1 Corinthians 7:32But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord.
• 1 Timothy 4:3forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
• 1 Timothy 5:11But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow 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

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