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 saith to them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for immorality, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoever marrieth her who is put away committeth adultery. His disciples say to him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 11But he said to them, All men cannot receive this saying, except they to whom it is given. 12For there are some eunuchs, who were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive 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

• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• caseαἰτίαaitia · cause/chargeG156
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• isἐστίesti · he isG2076
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• isσυμφέρωsumpherō · be profitableG4851
• notοὐou · noG3756
• marryγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060

Cross-references for Matthew 19:10

• Genesis 2:18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
• Proverbs 5:15Drink waters out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.
• Proverbs 18:22Whoeverfindeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour from the LORD.
• Proverbs 19:13A foolish sonis the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
• Proverbs 21:9It isbetter to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
• 1 Corinthians 7:1Now concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
• 1 Corinthians 7:32But I would have you without care. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
• 1 Timothy 4:3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by them who believe and know the truth.
• 1 Timothy 5:11But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they will 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