Matthew 19:11

All men cannot. The comment of the disciples (v. 10) reveals their bewilderment and leads Christ to make a further statement (v. 12).

This saying. Literally, “this word,” that is, what the disciples have just said (v. 10) with respect to the previous statement of Jesus concerning fornication and divorce (v. 9).

Save they. Each man must be at liberty to determine whether the saying applies in his case. God Himself had proclaimed, “It is not good that the man should be alone” (Gen. 2:18), yet under the reign of sin, Jesus here seemingly admits that occasionally there may be certain circumstances where it is better for a man to “be alone.”