Matthew 19:11 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹¹ But He said to them, "All cannot accept this saying, but [it is for those] to whom it has been given:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ But He said to them, Not all men can accept this saying, but it is for those to whom [the capacity to receive] it has been given.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

Common English Bible

¹¹ He replied, “Not everybody can accept this teaching, but only those who have received the ability to accept it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And he said to them: "Not everyone is able to grasp this word, but only those to whom it has been given.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ Who said to them: All men take not this word, but they to whom it is given.

Matthew 19:11 Cross References

Matthew 13:11

He answered and said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Matthew 19:10

His disciples said to Him, "If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry."

Matthew 19:12

For 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 [this], let him accept [it]."

1 Corinthians 7:17

Otherwise as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I command in all the churches.

1 Corinthians 7:2

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let each [man] have his own wife, and let each [woman] have her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:35

And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a snare upon you, but for that which is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.