Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Matthew
Chapter 19  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 19:1 DSN -> Synopsis on 19:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 19:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 19:1 JFB -> Commentary on 19:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:1 PNT -> Commentary on 19:1 RWP -> Study Notes on 19:1 TFG -> Commentary on 19:1 TSK -> Commentary on 19:1 TSK -> Entry for 19:1 WEN -> Notes on 19:1 NTB -> Galilee; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Judea EBD -> Divorce SBD -> Judaea, or Judea; Palestina and Palestine WJD -> Devotional using 19:1 WJD -> Devotional using 19:1 19:1 - [In Context] After Jesus said all these things, he left Galilee. Jesus went into the area of Judea on the other side of the Jordan River.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 19:2 DSN -> Synopsis on 19:2 GEB -> Study Notes on 19:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 19:2 JFB -> Commentary on 19:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:2 PNT -> Commentary on 19:2 RWP -> Study Notes on 19:2 TFG -> Commentary on 19:2 TSK -> Commentary on 19:2 TSK -> Entry for 19:2 WEN -> Notes on 19:2 NTB -> Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Marriage EBD -> Divorce WJD -> Devotional using 19:2 WJD -> Devotional using 19:2 19:2 - [In Context] Many people followed Jesus. Jesus healed the sick people there.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 19:3 DSN -> Synopsis on 19:3 GEB -> Study Notes on 19:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 19:3 JFB -> Commentary on 19:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:3 PNT -> Commentary on 19:3 RWP -> Study Notes on 19:3 TFG -> Commentary on 19:3 TSK -> Commentary on 19:3 TSK -> Entry for 19:3 WEN -> Notes on 19:3 NTB -> Divorce; Jesus, The Christ; Marriage; Pharisees TTT -> Divorce; Husbands; Pharisees, The EBD -> Divorce; Wife SBD -> Divorce WJD -> Devotional using 19:3 WJD -> Devotional using 19:3 19:3 - [In Context] Some Pharisees F257 came to Jesus. They tried to make Jesus say something wrong. They asked Jesus, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any reason he chooses?"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 19:4 DSN -> Synopsis on 19:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 19:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 19:4 JFB -> Commentary on 19:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:4 PNT -> Commentary on 19:4 RWP -> Study Notes on 19:4 SRN -> Study Notes on 19:4 TSK -> Commentary on 19:4 TSK -> Entry for 19:4 WEN -> Notes on 19:4 NTB -> Divorce; Jesus, The Christ; Marriage; Polygamy; Quotations And Allusions TTT -> Husbands EBD -> Divorce; Marriage; Wife SBD -> Marriage WJD -> Devotional using 19:4 WJD -> Devotional using 19:4 19:4 - [In Context] Jesus answered, "Surely you have read this {in the Scriptures F258 }: When God made the world, 'he made people male and female.' F259
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 19:5 DSN -> Synopsis on 19:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 19:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 19:5 JFB -> Commentary on 19:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:5 PNT -> Commentary on 19:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 19:5 TSK -> Commentary on 19:5 TSK -> Entry for 19:5 WEN -> Notes on 19:5 NTB -> Divorce; Husband; Jesus, The Christ; Marriage; Polygamy TTT -> Husbands EBD -> Concubine; Divorce; Marriage; Wife SBD -> Marriage WJD -> Devotional using 19:5 WJD -> Devotional using 19:5 19:5 - [In Context] And God said, 'So a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. And the two people will become one.' F260
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 19:6 DSN -> Synopsis on 19:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 19:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 19:6 JFB -> Commentary on 19:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:6 PNT -> Commentary on 19:6 RWP -> Study Notes on 19:6 TFG -> Commentary on 19:6 TSK -> Commentary on 19:6 TSK -> Entry for 19:6 WEN -> Notes on 19:6 NTB -> Divorce; Jesus, The Christ; Marriage TTT -> Divorce; Husbands; Marriage EBD -> Concubine; Divorce; Wife WJD -> Devotional using 19:6 WJD -> Devotional using 19:6 19:6 - [In Context] So the two people are not two, but one. God joined those two people together. So no person should separate them."
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 19:7 DSN -> Synopsis on 19:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 19:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 19:7 JFB -> Commentary on 19:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:7 PNT -> Commentary on 19:7 RWP -> Study Notes on 19:7 TFG -> Commentary on 19:7 TSK -> Commentary on 19:7 TSK -> Entry for 19:7 WEN -> Notes on 19:7 NTB -> Divorce; Jesus, The Christ; Marriage TTT -> Husbands; Marriage EBD -> Concubine; Deuteronomy; Divorce; Wife SBD -> Deuteronomy; Law of Moses WJD -> Devotional using 19:7 WJD -> Devotional using 19:7 19:7 - [In Context] The Pharisees F261 asked, "So why did Moses give a command allowing a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce F262 ?"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 19:8 DSN -> Synopsis on 19:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 19:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 19:8 JFB -> Commentary on 19:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:8 PNT -> Commentary on 19:8 RWP -> Study Notes on 19:8 SRN -> Study Notes on 19:8 TFG -> Commentary on 19:8 TSK -> Commentary on 19:8 TSK -> Entry for 19:8 WEN -> Notes on 19:8 NTB -> Divorce; God (continued); Jesus, The Christ; Marriage TTT -> Divorce; Husbands; Marriage EBD -> Concubine; Deuteronomy; Divorce; Pentateuch; Wife SBD -> Deuteronomy; Law of Moses WJD -> Devotional using 19:8 WJD -> Devotional using 19:8 19:8 - [In Context] Jesus answered, "Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because you refused to accept God's teaching. But divorce was not allowed in the beginning.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 19:9 DSN -> Synopsis on 19:9 GEB -> Study Notes on 19:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 19:9 JFB -> Commentary on 19:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:9 PNT -> Commentary on 19:9 RWP -> Study Notes on 19:9 TFG -> Commentary on 19:9 TSK -> Commentary on 19:9 TSK -> Entry for 19:9 WEN -> Notes on 19:9 NTB -> Adultery; Divorce; Jesus, The Christ; Marriage TTT -> Divorce; Husbands EBD -> Concubine; Divorce; Wife SBD -> Marriage WJD -> Devotional using 19:9 WJD -> Devotional using 19:9 19:9 - [In Context] I tell you that any person that divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of the sin of adultery. F263 The only reason for a person to divorce and marry again is if his first wife had sexual relations with another man."
FOOTNOTES: F257: Pharisees   The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs. F258: Scriptures   Holy Writings--the Old Testament. F259: 'he made … female'   Quote from Gen. 1:27 or 5:2. F260: 'So a man … one'   Quote from Gen. 2:24. F261: Pharisees   The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs. F262: a command … certificate of divorce   See Deut. 24.1. F263: adultery   Breaking a marriage promise by sexual sin.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.