¹⁰ His disciples said to him, “If this is how it is between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”

¹¹ Jesus answered, “This teaching does not apply to everyone, but only to those to whom God has given it. ¹² For there are different reasons why men cannot marry: some, because they were born that way; others, because men made them that way; and others do not marry for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven. Let him who can accept this teaching do so.”