MATTHEW 19:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.”
But he said to them: not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. Jesus' response to the disciples' not-marry conclusion: not everyone can receive this saying. The receive is the same language as receiving the kingdom (Matthew 18:5) — the capacity to live within the ruling of verse 9 is a gift, not a universal ability. The discipleship that Jesus describes requires the grace to live by the creation's marriage standard.
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