Matthew 19:11

New Century Version

Jesus answered, “Not everyone can accept this teaching, but God has made some able to accept it.

Cross References

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “You have been chosen to know the secrets about the kingdom of heaven, but others cannot know these secrets.

Matthew 19:10

The followers said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, it is better not to marry.”

Matthew 19:12

There are different reasons why some men cannot marry. Some men were born without the ability to become fathers. Others were made that way later in life by other people. And some men have given up marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. But the person who can marry should accept this teaching about marriage.”

1 Corinthians 7:17

But in any case each one of you should continue to live the way God has given you to live—the way you were when God called you. This is a rule I make in all the churches.

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because sexual sin is a danger, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:35

I am saying this to help you, not to limit you. But I want you to live in the right way, to give yourselves fully to the Lord without concern for other things.