11But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.


In Context

8 He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.

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

11 But he said unto them, Not all men can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

12 For there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother's womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

Matthew 19:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:11But he said unto them, All [men] cannot receive this saying, save [they] to whom it is given.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:11Jesus replied, "Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:11Who said to them: All men take not this word, but they to whom it is given.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:11And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:11But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:11But he said to them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:11But he said to them, |Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:11And he said to them, 'All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:11But he said to them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.