Parallel Bible results for "Matthew 19:7-8"

Matthew 19:7-8

7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?"

7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

8 He said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.

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