Matthew 19:10

Good News Translation

His disciples said to him, “If this is how it is between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”

Cross References

Genesis 2:18

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to live alone. I will make a suitable companion to help him.”

Proverbs 18:22

Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the Lord is good to you.

Proverbs 21:19

Better to live out in the desert than with a nagging, complaining wife.

Proverbs 21:9

Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.

Matthew 19:11

Jesus answered, “This teaching does not apply to everyone, but only to those to whom God has given it.

Matthew 19:9

I tell you, then, that any man who divorces his wife for any cause other than her unfaithfulness, commits adultery if he marries some other woman.”

1 Corinthians 7:8

Now, to the unmarried and to the widows I say that it would be better for you to continue to live alone as I do.

1 Timothy 4:3

Such people teach that it is wrong to marry and to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten, after a prayer of thanks, by those who are believers and have come to know the truth.