Matthew 19:11
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“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
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But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given--that is, "That the unmarried state is better, is a saying not for everyone, and indeed only for such as it is divinely intended for." But who are these? they would naturally ask; and this our Lord proceeds to tell them in three particulars.
Open source ↗19:11 This statement refers to the disciples’ comment (19:10).
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Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.