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Matthew 19:10
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KJ21
His disciples said unto Him, “If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.”
ASV
The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
AMP
The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
AMPC
The disciples said to Him, If the case of a man with his wife is like this, it is neither profitable nor advisable to marry.
BRG
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
CSB
His disciples said to him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry.”
CSBA
His disciples said to him, ‘If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry.’
CEB
His disciples said to him, “If that’s the way things are between a man and his wife, then it’s better not to marry.”
CJB
The talmidim said to him, “If that is how things are between husband and wife, it would be better not to marry!”
CEV
The disciples said, “If that's how it is between a man and a woman, it's better not to get married.”
DARBY
His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
DLNT
His disciples say to Him, “If the case of the man with the wife is like this, it is not expedient to marry!”
DRA
His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry.
ERV
The followers said to Jesus, “If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, it is better not to marry.”
EASY
Jesus' disciples said to him, ‘You say that this is what it is like for a man and his wife. Then maybe it is better if people do not marry.’
EHV
His disciples said to him, “If this is the relationship of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
ESV
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
ESVUK
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
EXB
The ·followers [disciples] said to him, “If that is the ·only reason a man can divorce his wife [situation/case between a husband and wife], it is better not to marry.”
GNV
Then said his disciples to him, If the matter be so between man and wife, it is not good to marry.
GW
The disciples said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can use to divorce his wife, it’s better not to get married.”
GNT
His disciples said to him, “If this is how it is between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
HCSB
His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”
ICB
The followers said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, then it is better not to marry.”
ISV
His disciples asked him, “If that is the relationship of a man with his wife, it’s not worth getting married!”
PHILLIPS
His disciples said to him, “If that is a man’s position with his wife, it is not worth getting married!”
JUB
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
KJV
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
AKJV
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
LSB
The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
LEB
The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!”
TLB
Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If that is how it is, it is better not to marry!”
MSG
Jesus’ disciples objected, “If those are the terms of marriage, we haven’t got a chance. Why get married?”
MEV
His disciples said to Him, “If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is not good to marry.”
MOUNCE
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
NOG
The disciples said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can use to divorce his wife, it’s better not to get married.”
NABRE
[His] disciples said to him, “If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
NASB
The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
NASB1995
The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
NCB
His disciples said to him, “If that is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”
NCV
The followers said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, it is better not to marry.”
NET
The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”
NIRV
Here is what the disciples said to him. “If that’s the way it is between a husband and wife, it is better not to get married.”
NIV
The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”
NIVUK
The disciples said to him, ‘If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.’
NKJV
His disciples said to Him, “If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
NLV
His followers said to Him, “If that is the way of a man with his wife, it is better not to be married.”
NLT
Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”
NMB
Then Jesus’ disciples said to him, If this is the case between man and wife, then it is not good to marry.
NRSVA
His disciples said to him, ‘If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.’
NRSVACE
His disciples said to him, ‘If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.’
NRSVCE
His disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
NRSVUE
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
NTFE
The disciples said to Jesus, “If that’s the situation of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!”
OJB
Moshiach’s talmidim say to him, If thus is the case of the man with the wife, nikhnas lchuppah (to be wed) is not advantageous.
RGT
His disciples said to Him, “If it is so between man and wife, it is not good to marry.”
RSV
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
RSVCE
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
TLV
The disciples said to Him, “If that’s the case for a man and his wife, it’s better not to marry!”
VOICE
Disciples: If this is how it is, then it is better to avoid marrying in the first place.
WEB
His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
WE
The disciples said to him, `If a man and woman are like that, then it is better not to marry.'
WYC
His disciples say to him, If the cause of a man with his wife is so, it speedeth not to be wedded [it speedeth not to wed].
YLT
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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