Matthew 19:9-11

International Standard Version

⁹ I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”^[a]

¹⁰ His disciples asked him, “If that is the relationship of a man with his wife, it’s not worth getting married!”

¹¹ “Not everyone can accept this saying,” he replied, “except those to whom celibacy^[b] has been granted,