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Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.” 10 The[a] disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!” 11 He[b] said to them, “Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

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  1. Matthew 19:10 tc ‡ Some significant witnesses, along with the majority of later mss (P25 C D L N W Z Γ Δ 078 ƒ1, 13 33 565 579 700 1241 1424 M lat sy samss bo), read αὐτοῦ (autou, “his”) after μαθηταί (mathētai, “disciples”), but this looks to be a clarifying reading. Other early and significant witnesses lack the pronoun (P71vid א B Θ e ff1 g1 sams mae; SBL), the reading adopted here. NA28 includes the pronoun in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.
  2. Matthew 19:11 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.