Matthew 19:10

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.

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Matthew 19:10 in other translations

His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”

Matthew 19:10 · World English Bible

Matthew 19:10 in context

  1. 8He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.
  2. 9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.
  3. 10The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
  4. 11But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.
  5. 12For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.