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But Jesussaid to them, "1Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you thiscommandment.
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"But 2from the beginning of creation, God 3MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE.
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"4FOR THISREASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,
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5AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME*ONEFLESH; so they are nolongertwo, but oneflesh.
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"WhatthereforeGod has joinedtogether, let nomanseparate."
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In the house the disciples began questioning Him aboutthisagain.
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And He said to them, "6Whoever*divorces his wife and marriesanotherwomancommitsadulteryagainst her;
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and 7if she herselfdivorces her husband and marriesanotherman, she is committingadultery."
Jesus Blesses Little Children
138And they were bringingchildren to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciplesrebuked them.
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But when Jesussaw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; 9for the kingdom of Godbelongs to such as these.
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"Truly I say to you, 10whoever* does not receive the kingdom of Godlike a child will not enter it at all."