Matthew 19:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

There are different reasons why some men don’t marry. Some were born without the ability to produce children. Others were made that way later in life. And others have given up marriage because of God’s kingdom. This is for anyone who is able to accept it.”

Cross References

1 Corinthians 9:5

We have the right to bring a believing wife with us when we travel, don’t we? The other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Peter all do this.

Isaiah 39:7

The Babylonians will take your own sons, and your sons will become officers in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have not used any of these rights, and I am not trying to get anything from you. That is not my purpose for writing this. I would rather die than to have someone take away what for me is a great source of pride.

Matthew 19:11

He answered, “This statement is true for some, but not for everyone—only for those who have been given this gift.

Matthew 19:13

Then the people brought their little children to Jesus so that he could lay his hands on them to bless them and pray for them. When the followers saw this, they told the people to stop bringing their children to him.

Revelation 14:4

These are the ones who did not do sinful things with women. They kept themselves pure. Now they follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were bought from among the people of the earth as the first to be offered to God and the Lamb.