Verse 11

He said to them,“Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 7:17 : 17 The Circumstances of Your Calling Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.
• 1 Cor 7:35 : 35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.
• Matt 13:11 : 11 He replied,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
• 1 Cor 7:2 : 2 But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.
• 1 Cor 7:7-9 : 7 I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that. 8 To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am. 9 But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.