Matthew 19:10 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁰ The followers said to Jesus, “If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, then it is better not to marry.”

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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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 19:10 Cross References

Genesis 2:18

Then the Lord God said, “I see that it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a person like him to help him.”

Proverbs 18:22

If you find a wife, then you have found a good thing. She shows that the Lord is happy with you.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in the desert than to live with a wife that has a short temper and loves to argue.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a small corner of the attic {\cf2\super [30]} than to share the house with a woman that is always arguing.

Matthew 19:11

Jesus answered, “Not every person can accept this truth \{about marriage\}. But God has made some people able to accept it.

Matthew 19:9

I tell you that any person that divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [263]} The only reason for a person to divorce and marry again is if his first wife had sexual relations with another man.”

1 Corinthians 7:8

Now for the people who are not married and for the widows {\cf2\super [41]} I say this: It is good for them to stay single like me.

1 Timothy 4:3

Those bad people say that it is wrong to marry. And they say that there are some foods that people must not eat. But God made those foods. And the people who believe and who know the truth can eat those foods with thanks.