Matthew 19:10 meaning and explanation

His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”

Matthew 19:10, Berean Standard Bible

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The disciples respond to Jesus' teaching that divorce is permitted only for sexual immorality and that remarriage after divorce commits adultery. Their reaction is practical rather than theoretical: if a man is bound so tightly to a wife he cannot easily release, they conclude it is safer not to marry at all.

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