Matthew 19:11

Weymouth NT

»It is not every man,« He replied, »who can receive this teaching, but only those on whom the grace has been bestowed.

Cross References

Matthew 13:11

»Because,« He replied, »while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.

Matthew 19:10

»If this is the case with a man in relation to his wife,« said the disciples to Him, »it is better not to marry.«

Matthew 19:12

There are men who from their birth have been disabled from marriage, others who have been so disabled by men, and others who have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of the Heavens. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it.«

1 Corinthians 7:17

Only, whatever be the condition in life which the Lord has assigned to each individual –and whatever the condition in which he was living when God called him– in that let him continue.

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because there is so much fornication every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman should have a husband.

1 Corinthians 7:35

Thus much I say in your own interest; not to lay a trap for you, but to help towards what is becoming, and enable you to wait on the Lord without distraction.