1
And Jesus rose up from thence, and came into the coasts of Judaea over Jordan [of Judaea beyond Jordan]; and again the people came together to him, and as he was wont, again he taught them.
2
And the Pharisees came, and asked him, Whether it be leaveful to a man to leave his wife? and they tempted him. [+And Pharisees coming nigh, asked him, If it is leaveful to a man to leave, or forsake, his wife? tempting him.]
3
And he answered, and said to them, What commanded Moses to you?
4
And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of forsaking [Moses suffered to write a libel of forsaking], and to forsake.
5
And Jesus answered, and said to them, For the hardness of your heart Moses wrote to you this commandment [+To the hardness of your heart Moses wrote to you this precept/To the hardness of your heart he wrote to you this commandment].
6
But from the beginning of creature God made them male and female;