Matthew 19:10 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁰ His disciples [then] said to Jesus, “If this is the way it has to be between a man and his wife, it is not worth getting married.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ The disciples said to Him, If the case of a man with his wife is like this, it is neither profitable nor advisable to marry.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ His disciples said to him, “If that’s the way things are between a man and his wife, then it’s better not to marry.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ His disciples said to him, "If such is the case for a man with a wife, then it is not expedient to marry."

Matthew 19:10 Cross References

1 Timothy 4:3

They forbid people to get married and require them to avoid [eating] certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and [fully] know the truth.

1 Corinthians 7:8

Now to those people who are not married [Note: This probably refers to all unmarried people, and not just to widowers, as some think], or who are widows, I say it is [a] good [idea] for them to remain like me [i.e., single. See verse 7 and 9:5].

Matthew 19:9

And I tell you, whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits sexual unfaithfulness [toward her], unless the reason for the divorce was sexual unfaithfulness [on his wife’s part]. And the person who marries a woman who has been divorced commits sexual sin with her [i.e., because she is still rightfully married to her first husband].”

Matthew 19:11

But He replied, “Not all men can accept such an arrangement [i.e., not marrying], but it is [only] for those who have the capacity for accepting it.