Matthew 19:10

The Passion Translation

His disciples spoke up and said, “If this is the standard, then it seems better to never get married.”

Cross References

Genesis 2:18

Then Yahweh-God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. Therefore, I will fashion a suitable partner to be his help and strength.”

Proverbs 18:22

When a man finds a wife, he has found a treasure! For she is the gift of God to bring him joy and pleasure. But the one who divorces a good woman loses what is good from his house. To choose an adulteress is both stupid and ungodly.

Proverbs 21:19

It’s better to live in a hut in the wilderness than with a crabby, scolding spouse!

Proverbs 21:9

It’s better to live all alone in a rickety shack than to share a castle with a crabby spouse!

Matthew 19:11

“Not everyone is meant to remain single—only those whom God gives grace to be unmarried.

Matthew 19:9

But I say to you, whoever leaves his wife for any reason other than immorality, then takes another wife is living in adultery. And whoever takes a divorced woman in marriage is also living in adultery.”

1 Corinthians 7:8

So let me say to the unmarried and those who have lost their spouses, it is fine for you to remain single as I am.

1 Timothy 4:3

They will require celibacy and dietary restrictions that God doesn’t expect, for he created all foods to be received with the celebration of faith by those who fully know the truth.