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Matthew 19:10 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œHis disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with {his} wife, it is not good to marry.”

Matthew 19:10

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

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He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

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And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except {it be} for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

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

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But he said unto them, All {men} cannot receive this saying, save {they} to whom it is given.

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For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from {their} mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive {it}, let him receive {it}.

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