See on Joh 10:11. Not merely expedient, but morally salutary. The statement, however, is made in the light of circumstances, see 1Co 7:26, and is to be read with others, such as 2Co 11:2; Rom 7:4; Eph 5:28-33, in all which marriage is made the type of the union between Christ and His Church. See also Heb 13:4.