Matthew 19:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:3-12

We have here the law of Christ in the case of divorce, occasioned, as some other declarations of his will, by a dispute with the Pharisees. So patiently did he endure the contradiction of sinners, that he turned it into instructions to his own disciples! Observe, here I. The case proposed by the Pharisees (Matt. 19:3); Isa. it lawful for a man to put away his wife? This they asked, tempting him, not desiring to be taught by him. Some time ago, he had, in Galilee, declared his mind in this... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 19:10-12

19:10-12 His disciples said to him, "If the only reason for divorce between a man and his wife stands thus, it is not expedient to marry." He said to them, "Not all can receive this saying, but only those to whom it has been granted to do so. There are eunuchs who were born so from their mothers' womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him who is able to receive this... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 19:10-12

It would be wrong to leave this matter without some attempt to see what it actually means for the question of divorce at the present time. We may at the beginning note this. What Jesus laid down was a principle and not a law. To turn this saying of Jesus into a law is gravely to misunderstand it. The Bible does not give us laws; it gives principles which we must prayerfully and intelligently apply to any given situation. Of the Sabbath the Bible says, "In it you shall not do any work" ( ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 19:11

But he said unto them ,.... With respect to the inference or conclusion, the disciples formed from what he had asserted: all men cannot receive this saying ; of their's, that it is not good to marry, but it is more proper and expedient to live a single life! every man, as the Syriac version renders it, is not ספק לה , "sufficient", or "fit", for this thing; everyone has not the gift of continency, and indeed very few; and therefore it is expedient for such to marry; for what the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:11

All - cannot receive this saying - A very wise answer, and well suited to the present circumstances of the disciples. Neither of the states is condemned. If thou marry, thou dost well - this is according to the order, will, and commandment of God. But if thou do not marry, (because of the present necessity, persecution, worldly embarrassments, or bodily infirmity), thou dost better. See 1 Corinthians 7:25 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:11

Verse 11 11.All are not capable of receiving this saying. By this he means, that the choice is not placed in our hands, as if we were to deliberate on a matter submitted to us. If any man thinks it advantageous for him to want a wife, and, without making any inquiry, lays upon himself an obligation to celibacy, (606) he is widely mistaken. God, who has declared it to be good that a man should have a woman to be his helper, will punish the contempt of his own appointment; for mortals take too... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 19:1-12

The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem . The question concerning divorce . ( Mark 10:1-12 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 19:1-12

The sanctity of marriage. I. CONVERSATION WITH THE PHARISEES . 1 . Work in Peraea . The Lord hath now finally left Galilee; the restless hostility of the Pharisees had driven him from the province in which at first he had met with such great success, and which was regarded as his own country. Judaea, too, was now unsafe for him. His hour was almost come; he would work while it was day; but he would not expose himself to unnecessary danger before the time appointed. Peraea... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 19:1-12

The ethics of marriage. Note here a contrast: multitudes following Christ for healing, Pharisees pursuing him for mischief. Satan will be among the sons of God. Jesus turns the contradiction of sinners into instructions for his disciples. Let us consider— I. THE PHARISEE 'S QUESTION RELATING TO CAPRICIOUS DIVORCE . 1 . The occasion . 2 . The reply . II. THEIR CITATION OF THE MOSAIC CONCESSION OF DIVORCEMENT . 1 . The con cession ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 19:11

Our Lord makes a gentle reply to this observation of the disciples concerning the inexpediency of marriage under some circumstances. You say true, he seems to mean, but all men cannot receive this saying; i . e . their words, "It is not good to marry." But he endorses these words in a different signification from theirs. Their objection to marry arose from the impossibility of putting away a wife for any cause. Christ passes over these ignoble scruples, and enunciates the only... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 19:3-12

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 19:10-12

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 19:10-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 19:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 19:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 19:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 19:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 19:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 19:11

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