Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation His disciples said to him, "If this is how it is between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry." New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry. Genesis 2:18 And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself. Proverbs 5:15-19 Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in the streets divide thy waters. . . . Proverbs 18:22 He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked. Proverbs 19:13,14 A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through. . . . Proverbs 21:9,19 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. . . . 1 Corinthians 7:1,2,8,26-28 Now concerning the things whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. . . . 1 Corinthians 7:32-35,39,40 But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord: how he may please God. . . . 1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful and by them that have known the truth. 1 Timothy 5:11-15 But the younger widows avoid. For when they have grown wanton in Christ, they will marry: . . . Context Teachings about Divorce…9And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery. 10His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry. 11Who said to them: All men take not this word, but they to whom it is given.… Cross References Matthew 19:9 And I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery. Matthew 19:11 Who said to them: All men take not this word, but they to whom it is given. Jump to Previous Better Case Disciples Expedient Good Husband Married Marry Position Relation Relationship Situation WifeJump to Next Better Case Disciples Expedient Good Husband Married Marry Position Relation Relationship Situation WifeLinks Matthew 19:10 NIVMatthew 19:10 NLT Matthew 19:10 ESV Matthew 19:10 NASB Matthew 19:10 Bible Apps Matthew 19:10 Biblia Paralela Matthew 19:10 Chinese Bible Matthew 19:10 French Bible Matthew 19:10 German Bible Alphabetical: a and better between disciples him his husband If is it like man marry not of relationship said situation The this to wife with NT Gospels: Matthew 19:10 His disciples said to him If this (Matt. Mat Mt) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |