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Matthew 19:10
His disciples say unto Him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
His disciples say unto Him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
MATTHEW 19:10 maqhtai. @auvtou/# {C} Although the combination of a B Q ite copsams in support of the shorter reading is noteworthy, the Committee was impressed by the possibility that the presence of...
Verse Matthew 19:10. _IF THE CASE OF THE MAN_] του ανθρωπου, _of a husband_, so I think the word should be translated here. The _Codex Bezae,_ _Armenian_, and most of the _Itala_, have του ανδρος, whi...
HIS DISCIPLES SAY ... - The disciples were full of Jewish notions. They thought that the privilege of divorcing a wife when there was a quarrelsome disposition, or anything else that rendered the marr...
7. DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE. Concerning Divorce. Little Children Blessed and the Rich Young Man. CHAPTER 19 1. The Departure from Galilee. (Matthew 19:1 .) 2. Concerning Divorce. (Matthew 19:3 .) 3....
THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE (Mark 10:1 *). In Matthew 19:2 healed replaces Mk.'s taught. Mt. makes Jesus give His own opinion, based on Gen., at once, and it is the Pharisees who bring the Deuteronomic mo...
JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Matthew 19:1-9)...
His disciples said to him, "If the only reason for divorce between a man and his wife stands thus, it is not expedient to marry." He said to them, "Not all can receive this saying, but only those to w...
IF THE CASE, &C. The condition is hypothetical. See App-118. CASE. cause, as in Matthew 19:3. THE MAN. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche"_ (of Genus), App-6, for. husband. GOOD. profitable....
_If the case of the man be so with his wife_ If these are the conditions of marriage. _it is not good to marry_ Nothing could prove more clearly the revolution in thought brought to pass by Christ th...
The Question of Marriage and Divorce Mark 10:2-9 Matthew 19:10 are peculiar to Matthew. St Mark mentions the part of the conversation contained in Matthew 19:9 as having taken place "in the house,...
It is difficult to fix the precise meaning of ἡ αἰτία. It is either: (1) the cause or principle of the conjugal union: ‘If the union be so close as thou sayest;’ or, (2) the cause or reason for divorc...
THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE Mark 10:2-9 are peculiar to Matthew. St Mark mentions the part of the conversation contained in Matthew 19:9 as having taken place ‘in the house,’ Matthew 19:10-1...
VER 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...
ΑΙΤΊΑ (G156) дело, случай, ΣΥΜΦΈΡΕΙ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΣΥΜΦΈΡΩ (G4851) выгодно, полезно, ΓΑΜΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf., см._ Matthew 19:9. Эпэкз. _inf._ объясняет гл....
IF THE CASE OF THE MAN BE SO, &C.— The disciples observed to their Lord, that since the law of marriage is so rigid, that, unless the woman breaks the bond by going astray, her husband cannot dismiss...
SECTION 47 JESUS TEACHES IN PEREA ON MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND CELIBACY (Parallel: Mark 10:1-12) TEXT: 19:1-12 1 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and ca...
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. HIS DISCIPLES SAY UNTO HIM, IF THE CASE OF THE MAN BE SO WITH HIS WIFE, IT IS NOT GOOD TO MARRY: -...
3-12 Compare Mar_10:2-12. 4 Compare Gen_1:27. See Mal_2:15. 4 Man was originally bi-sexual. Adam had both male and female functions (Gen_1:27). Before the woman was taken out of Adam, the sexes were...
THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE. THE RICH YOUNG MAN 1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins (Mark 10:1; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11). The time was now late summer of 28 a.d. The Passion was...
IF THE CASE OF THE MAN] 'They mean that, if the tie of marriage is so strict that there is no separation except for adultery, it is inexpedient to marry. For how can a husband bear all the other fault...
CONVERSATION ('in the house,' Mk) ON MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY (Mark 10:10;). The words of Jesus with regard to celibacy must be neither exaggerated nor minimised. They recognise and honour, along with ma...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 19 MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 19:1-12 V1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left the Galilee region. He went to the other sid...
IF THE CASE OF THE MAN. — The words seem to indicate that the laxer view of the school of Hillel was the more popular one even with those who, like the disciples, had been roused to some efforts after...
CHAPTER 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1 - Matthew 20:1 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other through Peraea, east...
_Subsequent conversation with the disciples_. Christ's doctrine on marriage not only separated Him _totacœlo_ from Pharisaic opinions of all shades, but was too high even for the Twelve. It was indeed...
αἰτία : a vague word. We should say: if such be the state of matters as between husband and wife, and that is doubtless what is meant. So interpreted, αἰτία would = _res, conditio_. (So Grotius.) Frit...
JESUS' VIEW OF MARRIAGE Matthew 19:1-12 Divorce was common among the Jews of that decadent age, being justified by Deuteronomy 24:1. Concerning this it should be remembered that this legislation, tho...
The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God willed...
His disciples say unto him, If the (i) case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry. (i) If the matter stands in this way between man and wife, or in marriage....
CELIBACY Matthew 19:10-12. _“His disciples say to Him, If the cause of a man is thus with his wife, it is better not to marry.”_ Since Jesus thus abrogated all right to divorcement except for fornicat...
THE DIVORCE PROBLEM Matthew 19:3-12, and Mark 10:2-12. _“And the Pharisees coming to Him, asked Him if it is lawful for a man to put away his wife, tempting Him.”_ The Jews were very lax in their matr...
"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) Fo...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
10._His disciples say to him. _As if it were a hard condition for husbands to be so bound to their wives, that, so long as they remain chaste, they are compelled to endure every thing rather than leav...
chapter 19 carries on the subject of the spirit that is suited to the kingdom of heaven, and goes deep into the principles which govern human nature, and of what was now divinely introduced. A questio...
HIS DISCIPLES SAY UNTO HIM,.... Being surprised at this account of things, it being quite contrary to what they had been taught, and very different from the general practice and usage of their nation:...
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with _his_ wife, it is not good to marry. Ver. 10. _If the case of a man be so with his wife_] viz. That he may not rid his hands of her when...
_His disciples say, If the case of a man be so with his wife_ If the marriage-bond be thus indissoluble, and a man cannot dismiss his wife unless she break that bond by going astray, but must bear wit...
IF THE CASE OF THE MAN BE SO WITH HIS WIFE; if a man, to obey God, must live all his life with one wife, provided she lives and is faithful, whether he is pleased with her or not, then it is not good...
The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different character...
3-12 The Pharisees were desirous of drawing something from Jesus which they might represent as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases about marriage have been numerous, and sometimes perplexed; made so,...
This is a very strange saying, and discovers to us both the imperfect state of Christ's disciples, and also the tyranny of a sinful practice grown up into a custom. The Jews had assumed a liberty of t...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III nesciunt quod, postquam de divortio esset locutus, cum quidam rogassent: "Si sic sit causa uxoris, non expedit homini uxorem ducere; "tunc dixit Dominus: "Non...
Matthew 19:10 His G846 disciples G3101 said G3004 (G5719) Him G846 If G1487 is G2076 (G5748) case...
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE IN THE NEW AGE (19:3-12). . Having in chapter 18 laid down the principles on which His new congregation was to run Jesus will now begin to lay down the foundations of life in the...
A PERIOD OF TESTING - JESUS PREPARES FOR THE NEW WORLD ORDER - JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM - TRIUMPHAL ENTRY - JESUS IS LORD (19:3-22). Having entered Judaea on the way to Jerusalem for His final visit, Jesu...
JESUS OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY OF REMAINING UNMARRIED LIKE HIMSELF FOR THE SAKE OF THE KINGLY RULE OF HEAVEN (19:10-12). At this point there is a change of scenery. The Pharisees have probably departed...
‘The disciples say to him, “If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.” ' This comment was probably made by the disciples after the Pharisees had left the scene, the lat...
ANALYSIS OF THE SECTION MATTHEW 19:3 TO MATTHEW 22:46. This whole Section may be analysed as follows: a Jesus' testing commences with a question about divorce. b Jesus questions the Pharisees about...
Matthew 19:10. IF THE CASE. The whole theory of marriage just announced is referred to. The low views then held may be inferred from what the disciples said: IT IS NOT GOOD TO MARRY; the ideal seemed...
CHRONOLOGY. Shortly after the discourse recorded in chap. 18 our Lord finally left Galilee, passing toward Jerusalem. This chapter (comp. Mark 10) takes up the history after an interval of some length...
THE DISCIPLES SAY UNTO HIM (λεγουσιν αυτω ο μαθητα). "Christ's doctrine on marriage not only separated Him τοτο χαελο from Pharisaic opinions of all shades, but was too high even for the Twelve" (B...
CONTENTS: Christ and the divorce question. Little children blessed. The rich young ruler. Apostles' future place in the Kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, rich young ruler. CONCLUSION: God Himse...
Matthew 19:3. _The pharisees also came tempting him._ These men professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of cust...
IT IS BETTER NOT TO MANY. This shows the attitude of the disciples. If a man could not get rid of his wife when be became tired of her, it was better not to marry in the first place _they said._...
_Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause._ THE MARRIAGE TIE I. Its prescribed limitation. Enforced by (1) numerical proportion of the sexes; (2) evils of polygamy; (3) teachin...
_Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up._ WAY SEED DEVOURED BY BIRDS The birds devour the truth we neglect to cover. Let us study these birds:- 1. The first belongs...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:10 THIS SAYING is best understood as referring to the statement IT IS BETTER NOT TO MARRY. THOSE TO WHOM IT IS GIVEN.... EUNUCHS. This would include t
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:1 The Galilean ministry has now ended. Jesus and his disciples begin the journey to Jerusalem. ⇐...
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE MATTHEW 19:1-12; MARK 10:1-12; MATTHEW 19:1 And it came to pass, [_that_] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the co...
1-30 CHAPTER 19 _And it came to pass_, &c. This is the same history as that related by S. Mark (Mark 10:1), by S. Luke (Luke 9:51), and, as it would seem, by S. John (vii. 1). So Jansen, Francis Luca...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 19:1. HE DEPARTED FROM GALILEE.—This marks a very solemn period in our Lord’s public ministry. It was His farewell to Galilee (_Brown_). CAME INTO THE COASTS OF JUDÆA BEYOND J...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 19:1 _The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem_._ The question concerning divorce_._ _(Mark 10:1.) MATTHEW 19:1...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and he came to the coast of Judea (Matthew 19:1); Now that is the border of Judea, so He is moving south towards J...
1 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:26; 1 Corinthians 7:32;...
The case [α ι τ ι α]. Not the relation of the man to his wife, nor the circumstances, the state of the case. Aijtia refers to cause (ver. 3), and the meaning is, if the matter stands thus with referen...
That is, if. man be so strictly tied by marriage, it is best for him not to marry.. very rash saying of the disciples, discovering both their great carnality, and also the tyranny of. sinful practice,...