Matthew 19:10

New International Version

The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”

Cross References

Genesis 2:18

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 21:19

Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.

Proverbs 21:9

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Matthew 19:11

Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.

Matthew 19:9

I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

1 Corinthians 7:8

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.

1 Timothy 4:3

They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.