Matthew 19:10 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁰ The disciples said to Him, “If that’s the case for a man and his wife, it’s 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."

Matthew 19:10 Cross References

Genesis 2:18

Then Adonai Elohim said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let Me make a well-matched helper for him.”

Proverbs 18:22

Whoever finds a wife finds good, and receives favor from Adonai.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome, worrisome wife.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live on a corner of a roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

Matthew 19:11

But He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this saying—only those to whom it has been given.

Matthew 19:9

Now I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”

1 Corinthians 7:8

But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them to remain as I am.

1 Timothy 4:3

They forbid people to marry; they command people to abstain from foods that God created for the faithful to share with thanksgiving, having come to know the truth.