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Matthew 19:10

In Matthew 19 of Matthew.

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Him” (αὐτοῦ·) before If here.

Λέγουσινlegousinsayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.sayαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταίmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.ΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifοὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.αἰτίαaitiacauseαἰτίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “cause”, the subject formG156a cause, reason, excuse; a charge, accusation; guilt; circumstances, case.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γυναικόςgunaikoshis wifeγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “his wife”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.his wifeοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notσυμφέρειsumphereigoodσυμφέρω (sumpherō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “good”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4851I bring together, collect; I am profitable to.goodγαμῆσαιgamēsaito marryγαμέω (gameō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to marry”, a single actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.to marry

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αὐτοῦautouHisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “His”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

His disciples say to him, 'If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.

Young’s Literal Translation

His disciples say to him, 'If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'

World English Bible

His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”

Darby Translation

His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

Douay-Rheims

His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry.

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