Matthew 19:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁰ The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient 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, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Matthew 19:11

But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given.

Matthew 19:9

And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery.”

1 Corinthians 7:8

To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do.

1 Timothy 4:3

who forbid marriage and enjoin abstinence from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.