KJV King James Version
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.
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Matthew 19:10
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
WEB World English Bible
His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
ASV American Standard Version
The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
His disciples say to him, ‘If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 19
7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.
11 But he said unto them, All [men] cannot receive this saying, save [they] to whom it is given.
12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from [their] mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].
13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put [his] hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΛέγουσινG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθηταὶG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleεἰG1487 · eiifοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ἐστὶνG1510 · eimito beἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἰτίαG156 · aitiacause/chargeτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπουG444 · anthrōposa humanμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγυναικός,G1135 · gunēwomanοὐG3756 · ounoσυμφέρειG4851 · sumpherōbe profitableγαμῆσαι.¶G1060 · gameōto marry
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 7:32-35But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:1 Corinthians 7:8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.1 Timothy 4:3Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.Proverbs 21:9[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.Proverbs 18:22[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.1 Corinthians 7:39-40The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.Proverbs 5:15-19Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.Proverbs 19:13-14A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.1 Corinthians 7:1-2Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.Proverbs 21:19[It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.1 Timothy 5:11-15But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;1 Corinthians 7:26-28I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, [I say], that [it is] good for a man so to be.Genesis 2:18And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
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