Matthew 19:10
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His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
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Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”