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10 Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If that is how it is, it is better not to marry!”

11 “Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps. 12 Some are born without the ability to marry,[a] and some are disabled by men, and some refuse to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone who can, accept my statement.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 19:12 born without the ability to marry, literally, “born eunuchs,” or “born emasculated.”

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