Good News Translation GNT
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1 Then Jesus left that place, went to the province of Judea, and crossed the Jordan River. Crowds came flocking to him again, and he taught them, as he always did.
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Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.
2 Some Pharisees came to him and tried to trap him. "Tell us," they asked, "does our Law allow a man to divorce his wife?"
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Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
3 Jesus answered with a question, "What law did Moses give you?"
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“What did Moses command you?” he replied.
4 Their answer was, "Moses gave permission for a man to write a divorce notice and send his wife away."
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They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
5 Jesus said to them, "Moses wrote this law for you because you are so hard to teach.
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“It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied.
6 But in the beginning, at the time of creation, "God made them male and female,' as the scripture says.
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“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’
7 "And for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife,
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‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
8 and the two will become one.' So they are no longer two, but one.
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and the two will become one flesh.’So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 No human being must separate, then, what God has joined together."
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Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
10 When they went back into the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
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When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this.
11 He said to them, "A man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his wife.
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He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
12 In the same way, a woman who divorces her husband and marries another man commits adultery."
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And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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