Matthew 19:10

Modern

His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”

Traditional

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

Literal

His disciples say to Him, “If this is the case of the man with the wife, it is better not to marry.”

Latin

Dicunt ei discipuli ejus: Si ita est causa hominis cum uxore, non expedit nubere.

Greek

English

His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”

Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem (Matthew 19:1; 20:29; 21:1). This was another chance to teach the disciples what it means to be his disciples.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Corinthians 7:32–35
I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
Proverbs 21:19
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Proverbs 21:9
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 19:13–14
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
1 Timothy 5:11–15
But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
1 Timothy 4:3
They 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 Corinthians 7:8
Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:39–40
A 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.
Proverbs 5:15–19
Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
1 Corinthians 7:1–2
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
1 Corinthians 7:26–28
Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.