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Matthew 19:1-11
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Teaching about divorce
1
When Jesus finished saying these things, he left Galilee and came to the area of Judea on the east side of the Jordan.
2
Large crowds followed him, and he healed them.
3
Some Pharisees came to him. In order to test him, they said, "Does the Law allow a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?"
4
Jesus answered, "
Haven't you read that at the beginning the creator
made them male and female?
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And God said, ‘Because of this a man should leave his father and mother and be joined together with his wife, and the two will be one flesh.'
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So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, humans must not pull apart what God has put together.
"
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The Pharisees said to him, "Then why did Moses command us to give a divorce certificate and divorce her?"
8
Jesus replied, "
Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because your hearts are unyielding. But it wasn't that way from the beginning.
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I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.
"
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His disciples said to him, "If that's the way things are between a man and his wife, then it's better not to marry."
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He replied, "
Not everybody can accept this teaching, but only those who have received the ability to accept it.
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[a].
Gen 1:27; 5:2
[b].
Gen 2:24
[c].
Deut 24:1
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