KJV King James Version
But he said unto them, All [men] cannot receive this saying, save [they] to whom it is given.
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Matthew 19:11
But he said unto them, All [men] cannot receive this saying, save [they] to whom it is given.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
WEB World English Bible
But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
ASV American Standard Version
But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he said to them, ‘All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;
Surrounding context — Matthew 19
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.
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heοὐG3756 · ounoπάντεςG3956 · pasallχωροῦσινG5562 · chōreōto make room forτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγονG3056 · logoswordτοῦτονG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutοἷςG3739 · hos, hēwhichδέδοται.G1325 · didōmito give
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 7:17But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.1 Corinthians 7:35And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.Matthew 13:11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.1 Corinthians 7:2Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.1 Corinthians 7:7-9For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
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