Matthew 19:10
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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.

Lexicon
His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

disciples
μαθηταί (mathētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

said
Λέγουσιν (Legousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

to Him,
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“If
Εἰ (Ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

this
οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

is
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

the
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

case
αἰτία (aitia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 156: From the same as aiteo; a cause, i.e. reason, crime.

between
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

a man
ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

[and]
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

[his]
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wife,
γυναικός (gynaikos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

it is better
συμφέρει (sympherei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4851: From sun and phero; to bear together, i.e. to collect, or to conduce; especially advantage.

not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

to marry.”
γαμῆσαι (gamēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1060: To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed.


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"If this is the case with a man in relation to his wife," said the disciples to Him, "it is better not to marry."

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

His disciples say to him, 'If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'
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