Matthew 19:10

New American Bible - revised edition

[His] disciples said to him, “If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”

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

Now to the unmarried and to widows I say: it is a good thing for them to remain as they are, as I do,

It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome wife and trouble.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than in a mansion with a quarrelsome woman.

To find a wife is to find happiness, a favor granted by the Lord.

The Lord God said: It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suited to him.

I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) and marries another commits adultery.”

He answered, “Not all can accept [this] word, but only those to whom that is granted.