Other translations
American Standard Version
The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
His disciples were saying to him, “If the accusations are thus between a man and a wife, it is not expedient to take a wife.”
Darby Bible Translation
His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
God's Word
The disciples said to him, "If that is the only reason a man can use to divorce his wife, it's better not to get married."
Holman Christian Standard Bible
His disciples said to Him, "If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it's better not to marry!"
International Standard Version
His disciples asked him, "If that is the relationship of a man with his wife, it's not worth getting married!"
NET Bible
The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!"
New American Standard Bible
The disciples said to Him, "If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry."
New International Version
The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."
New Living Translation
Jesus' disciples then said to him, "If this is the case, it is better not to marry!"
Webster's Bible Translation
His disciples say to him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Weymouth New Testament
"If this is the case with a man in relation to his wife," said the disciples to Him, "it is better not to marry."
The 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."
EasyEnglish Bible
Jesus' disciples said to him, ‘You say that this is what it is like for a man and his wife. Then maybe it is better if people do not 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.'
New Life Version
His followers said to Him, “If that is the way of a man with his wife, it is better not to be married.”
Revised Geneva Translation
His disciples said to Him, “If it is so between man and wife, it is not good to marry.”
The Voice Bible
Disciples: If this is how it is, then it is better to avoid marrying in the first place.
Living Bible
Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If that is how it is, it is better not to marry!”
New Catholic Bible
His disciples said to him, “If that is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”
Legacy Standard Bible
The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
Jubilee Bible 2000
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.
Christian Standard Bible
His disciples said to him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry.”
Amplified Bible © 1954
The disciples said to Him, If the case of a man with his wife is like this, it is neither profitable nor advisable to marry.
New Century Version
The followers said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, it is better not to marry.”
The Message
Jesus’ disciples objected, “If those are the terms of marriage, we haven’t got a chance. Why get married?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
His disciples said to him, “If this is the relationship of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
His disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
New Matthew Bible
Then Jesus’ disciples said to him, If this is the case between man and wife, then it is not good to marry.
Good News Translation®
His disciples said to him, “If this is how it is between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Wycliffe Bible
His disciples say to him, If the cause of a man with his wife is so, it speedeth not to be wedded [it speedeth not to wed].
New Testament for Everyone
The disciples said to Jesus, “If that’s the situation of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!”
Contemporary English Version
The disciples said, “If that's how it is between a man and a woman, it's better not to get married.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament
His disciples said to him, “If that is a man’s position with his wife, it is not worth getting married!”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
His disciples said to him, ‘If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.’
Common English Bible © 2011
His disciples said to him, “If that’s the way things are between a man and his wife, then it’s better not to marry.”
Amplified Bible © 2015
The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
English Standard Version Anglicised
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
[His] disciples said to him, “If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
New American Standard Bible
The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
The Expanded Bible
The ·followers [disciples] said to him, “If that is the ·only reason a man can divorce his wife [situation/case between a husband and wife], it is better not to marry.”
Tree of Life Version
The disciples said to Him, “If that’s the case for a man and his wife, it’s better not to marry!”
Revised Standard Version
The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
New International Reader's Version
Here is what the disciples said to him. “If that’s the way it is between a husband and wife, it is better not to get married.”
BRG Bible
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
Complete Jewish Bible
The talmidim said to him, “If that is how things are between husband and wife, it would be better not to marry!”
Worldwide English (New Testament)
The disciples said to him, `If a man and woman are like that, then it is better not to marry.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
His disciples said to him, ‘If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Moshiach’s talmidim say to him, If thus is the case of the man with the wife, nikhnas lchuppah (to be wed) is not advantageous.
Names of God Bible
The disciples said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can use to divorce his wife, it’s better not to get married.”
Modern English Version
His disciples said to Him, “If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is not good to marry.”
Easy-to-Read Version
The followers said to Jesus, “If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, it is better not to marry.”
International Children’s Bible
The followers said to him, “If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, then it is better not to marry.”
Lexham English Bible
The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!”
New International Version - UK
The disciples said to him, ‘If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.’
Disciples Literal New Testament
His disciples say to Him, “If the case of the man with the wife is like this, it is not expedient to marry!”