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And he arose from thence, and comethinto the coasts of Judaeaby the farther side of Jordan:and the peopleresortuntohimagain;and,as he was wont, he taughtthemagain.
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And the Pharisees came to him, and askedhim, Is itlawful for a man to put away his wife?temptinghim.
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And he answered and said unto them,What did Mosescommandyou?
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And they said, Mosessuffered to write a bill of divorcement,and to put her away.
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AndJesusanswered and said unto them,For the hardness of yourheart he wroteyouthisprecept.
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Butfrom the beginning of the creationGodmadethemmaleandfemale.
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For this cause*shall a manleavehisfatherandmother,andcleavetohiswife;
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And they twain shall beone*flesh: so then they are no moretwain,butoneflesh.
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WhatthereforeGod hath joined together, letnotman put asunder.
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Andin the househisdisciplesaskedhimagainof the same matter.
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And he saith unto them,Whosoevershall put awayhiswife,andmarryanother, committeth adulteryagainsther.
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Andif a woman shall put awayherhusband,and be married to another, she committeth adultery.