Matthew 19:10-12
King James Version
10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
12 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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Matthew 19:10-12
New King James Version
10 His disciples said to Him, (A)“If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
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11 But He said to them, (B)“All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given: 12 For there are [a]eunuchs who were born thus from their mother’s womb, and (C)there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it.”
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- Matthew 19:12 Emasculated men
Matthew 19:10-12
1599 Geneva Bible
10 Then said his disciples to him, If the [a]matter be so between man and wife, it is not good to marry.
11 [b]But he said unto them, All men cannot [c]receive this thing, save they to whom it is given.
12 For there are some [d]eunuchs, which were so born of their mother’s belly: and there be some eunuchs, which be gelded by men: and there be some eunuchs, which have [e]gelded themselves for the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive this, let him receive it.
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- Matthew 19:10 If the matter stands so between man and wife, or in marriage.
- Matthew 19:11 The gift of continency is peculiar, and therefore no man can set a Law to himself of perpetual continency.
- Matthew 19:11 Receive and admit, as by translation we say, that a straight and narrow place is not able to receive many things.
- Matthew 19:12 The word Eunuch is a general word, and hath divers kinds under it, as gelded men and barren men.
- Matthew 19:12 Which abstain from marriage, and live continently through the gift of God.
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