Son of Man must suffer many things, be killed and on the third day arise. In view of how controversial some of Jesus’ actions and words were, it would not take a rocket scientist to realize that he would face a premature death. Under these circumstances it is perfectly understandable that Jesus would have chosen to abstain from marriage. As unusual as it might have been, it wasn’t unprecedented for an early Jewish leader or a particularly devout Jew to abstain from marriage for some religious purpose.