Matthew 19:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.””
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“His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“His disciples say to him, `If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 19:10 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
- Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
- Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
- Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
- 1 Corinthians 7:8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
- 1 Corinthians 7:26Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
- 1 Corinthians 7:32I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 7:39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
- 1 Timothy 4:3They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
- 1 Timothy 5:11But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
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