Bible verse
His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Matthew 19:10 · BSB
The verses around it, from Matthew 19.
6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
9 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
10 His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
11 “Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
13 Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
KJV
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.
ASV
The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
ERV
The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
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