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 replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended. 9And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful.” Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!” 11“Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps. 12Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”

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 who is just right for him.”
• Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife.
• Proverbs 18:22The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord.
• Proverbs 19:13A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
• Proverbs 21:9It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
• 1 Corinthians 7:1Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to abstain from sexual relations.
• 1 Corinthians 7:32I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him.
• 1 Timothy 4:3They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth.
• 1 Timothy 5:11The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry.

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