Matthew 19:10-12

International Standard Version

¹⁰ His disciples asked him, “If that is the relationship of a man with his wife, it’s not worth getting married!”

¹¹ “Not everyone can accept this saying,” he replied, “except those to whom celibacy^[a] has been granted, ¹² because some men are celibate from birth,^[b] while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from^[c] heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”