Parallel Verses
Amplified
The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
New American Standard Bible
The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
King James Version
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Holman Bible
His disciples
International Standard Version
His disciples asked him, "If that is the relationship of a man with his wife, it's not worth getting married!"
A Conservative Version
His disciples say to him, If the case of the man with his wife is this way, it is not advantageous to marry.
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.
An Understandable Version
His disciples [then] said to Jesus, "If this is the way it has to be between a man and his wife, it is not worth getting married."
Anderson New Testament
His disciples said to him: If the relation of man and wife be such, it is not good to marry.
Bible in Basic English
The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.
Common New Testament
The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry."
Daniel Mace New Testament
thereupon his disciples said, if the case between man and wife be such, it is best not to marry.
Darby Translation
His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Godbey New Testament
His disciples say to Him, If the cause of a man with his wife is thus, it is better not to marry.
Goodspeed New Testament
The disciples said to him, "If that is a man's relation to his wife, it is better not to marry!"
John Wesley New Testament
His disciples say to him, If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry.
Julia Smith Translation
His disciples say to him, If the cause of a man is so with the woman, it is not profitable to marry.
King James 2000
His disciples said unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!"
Modern King James verseion
His disciples said to Him, If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said his disciples to him, "If the matter be so between man and wife, then is it not good to marry."
Moffatt New Testament
The disciples said to him, "If that is a man's position with his wife, there is no good in marrying."
Montgomery New Testament
"If that is the position of a man in relation to his wife," answered the disciples, "it is better not to marry."
NET Bible
The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!"
New Heart English Bible
The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."
Noyes New Testament
The disciples say to him, If such be the case of a man with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Sawyer New Testament
The disciples said to him, If the case of a man is thus with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
The Emphasized Bible
The disciples say unto him - If, so, is the cause of the husband with the wife, it is not expedient to marry.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
His disciples said unto him, If the case of a man with his wife be thus, it is not expedient to marry.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"If that," said the disciples, "is the position of a man with regard to his wife, it is better not to marry."
Webster
His disciples say to him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Weymouth New Testament
"If this is the case with a man in relation to his wife," said the disciples to Him, "it is better not to marry."
Williams New Testament
The disciples said to Him, "If that is a man's relation to his wife, there is no advantage in getting married."
World English Bible
His disciples said to him, "If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."
Worrell New Testament
The disciples say to Him, "If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."
Worsley New Testament
His disciples say unto Him, if the case of a man with his wife be thus, it is not adviseable to marry:
Youngs Literal Translation
His disciples say to him, 'If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'
Themes
Asceticism » Exemplified in celibacy
Divorce » Prohibition of, offended the jews
Eunuchs » What type of eunuchs there are
Jesus Christ » History of » Interprets the law concerning marriage and divorce (in peraea)
Interlinear
Sumphero
References
Easton
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 19:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
On Divorce
9
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 2:18
Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is]
Proverbs 5:15-19
And fresh running water from your own well.
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a [
And obtains favor and approval from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13-14
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
Proverbs 21:9
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
1 Corinthians 7:1-2
Now as to the matters of which you wrote: It is good (beneficial, advantageous) for a man not to touch a woman [outside marriage].
1 Corinthians 7:8
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, [that as a practical matter] it is good if they remain [single and entirely devoted to the Lord]
1 Corinthians 7:26-28
I think then that because of the impending distress [that is, the pressure of the current trouble], it is good for a man to remain as he is.
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
But I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
1 Corinthians 7:39-40
A wife is bound [to her husband by law] as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, only [provided that he too is] in the Lord.
1 Timothy 4:3
who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 5:11-15
But refuse [to enroll the] younger widows, for when they feel their natural desires in disregard of Christ, they wish to marry again,