Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”
Matthew 19:10 - New Revised Standard Version His disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The disciples said to Him, If the case of a man with his wife is like this, it is neither profitable nor advisable to marry. American Standard Version (1901) The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry. Common English Bible His disciples said to him, “If that’s the way things are between a man and his wife, then it’s better not to marry.” Catholic Public Domain Version His disciples said to him, "If such is the case for a man with a wife, then it is not expedient to marry." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry. |
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”
He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful wife.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious wife.
But he said to them, “Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those to whom it is given.
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery.”
To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am.
They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.